Bruce William "Bill" Graham, OBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (22 August 1919 – 18 February 1995) was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Sydney

Sydney

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, he was educated at Sydney Grammar School

Sydney Grammar School

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 before becoming an announcer on the ABC

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. He served in the military from 1939 to 1948 and was a company director before entering politics in 1949 as the Liberal

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 member for St George

Division of St George

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 in the Australian House of Representatives

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. He held the seat until 1954, when he was defeated by former Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 minister Nelson Lemmon

Nelson Lemmon

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. Graham defeated Lemmon in 1955, but was defeated again in 1958, this time by Lionel Clay

Lionel Clay

Lionel Daniel Clay was an Australian politician. Born in Chillagoe, Queensland, he attended state schools before becoming a teacher and union organiser, rising to become Vice-President of the Textile Workers Union. In 1958, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor...

. He returned to politics in 1966 when he was elected to the seat of North Sydney

Division of North Sydney

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, a position he held until his retirement in 1980. Graham died in 1995.