Ray Thorburn

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Raymond William "Ray" Thorburn (15 November 1930 – 30 January 1986) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical College before becoming an electrical engineer. He was the president of Sutherland Shire Council from 1971 to 1972, when was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Labor Party, defeating Liberal member Don Dobie for the seat of Cook. He held the seat until his defeat by Dobie in 1975, and his attempts to regain the seat were unsuccessful. He died in 1986.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Don Dobie	Member for Cook 1972 – 1975	Succeeded by Don Dobie

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NAME	Thorburn, Raymond William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Thorburn, Ray
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	15 November 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	30 January 1986
PLACE OF DEATH