Bill Graham (Australian politician)

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Bruce William "Bill" Graham (22 August 1919 – 18 February 1995) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Grammar School before becoming an announcer on the ABC. He served in the military from 1939 to 1948 and was a company director before entering politics in 1949 as the Liberal member for St George in the Australian House of Representatives. He held the seat until 1954, when he was defeated by former Labor minister Nelson Lemmon. Graham defeated Lemmon in 1955, but was defeated again in 1958, this time by Lionel Clay. He returned to politics in 1966 when he was elected to the seat of North Sydney, a position he held until his retirement in 1980. Graham died in 1995.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by new seat	Member for St George 1949 – 1954	Succeeded by Nelson Lemmon
Preceded by Nelson Lemmon	Member for St George 1955 – 1958	Succeeded by Lionel Clay
Preceded by William Jack	Member for North Sydney 1966 – 1980	Succeeded by John Spender

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NAME	Graham, Bruce William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Graham, Bill
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	22 August 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	18 February 1995
PLACE OF DEATH