William Scully (Australian politician)

The Honourable William Scully
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office 1 November 1946 – 19 December 1949
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
Preceded by	Joe Collings
Succeeded by	Enid Lyons
Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
In office 22 December 1942 – 1 November 1946
Prime Minister	John Curtin Frank Forde Ben Chifley
Preceded by	Himself (Commerce)
Succeeded by	Reg Pollard
Minister for Commerce
In office 7 October 1941 – 22 December 1942
Prime Minister	John Curtin
Preceded by	Earle Page
Succeeded by	Himself (Commerce and Agriculture)
Member of the Australian Parliament for Gwydir
In office 8 May 1937 – 10 December 1949
Preceded by	Aubrey Abbott
Succeeded by	Thomas Treloar
Personal details
Born	(1883-02-01)1 February 1883 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 March 1966(1966-03-19) (aged 83) Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Grace Myrtle Kilbride ​ ​ (m. 1925)​
Relations	Patrick Scully (brother)
Children	3, incl. Jim Scully
Occupation	Contractor

William James Scully (1 February 1883 – 19 March 1966) was an Australian politician and farmer. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the governments of John Curtin and Ben Chifley, serving as Minister for Commerce (1941–1942), Commerce and Agriculture (1942–1946) and Vice-President of the Executive Council (1946–1949). He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1949, representing the New South Wales seat of Gwydir.