Background
He was born in Sydney and was a timber worker from 1921.
He was born in Sydney and was a timber worker from 1921.
From 1931 he was a Labor Party member, supporting Jack Language over the federal party. Weir died at Camperdown in 1995.
From 1922 he was a member of the Australian Timber Workers" Union. He later became state secretary in 1943 and president in 1950. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1949 to 1973.