He was Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 13 September 1949 to 6 June 1950.
Bill Wedd was born in North Lyell in western Tasmania, and was educated at Linda School in western Tasmania and Moonah State School near Hobart.
[1] Wedd was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council on 2 May 1944 as an independent, representing the seat of Buckingham.
[2] He resigned to successfully contest the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison.
[3] He resigned on 24 October 1953, and unsuccessfully contested his old Legislative Council seat in 1956, but returned to successfully contest the Tasmanian House of Assembly seat of Denison on 2 May 1959.