Sir William Thompson Summerville attended Queensland University where he obtained his B.Sc. in 1929, M.Sc. in 1933, D.Sc. in 1944 and an Honorary LLD in 1963. He began his career with the Agriculture and Stock Department in 1922 and was appointed Queensland Agriculture director general in 1959.
He was a former Sugar Board chairman and was Queensland’s agent-general in London from 1964-70. He received a knighthood in 1968.
