Crawford William Bridges-Maxwell (27 September 1929 – 15 April 1992) was an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n politician. Born in Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

, Tasmania

Tasmania

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, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School

Geelong Grammar School

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 and then the Royal Agricultural College

Royal Agricultural College

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 in England

England

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, after which he became a veterinary scientist. In 1964, following the resignation of Roger Dean

Roger Dean (Australian politician)

Roger Levinge Dean, CBE was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended Newcastle Boys High School and Newcastle Grammar School before becoming a business executive. He served in World War II, 1942-46...

, Bridges-Maxwell was selected as the Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 candidate for the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 seat of Robertson

Division of Robertson

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 in New South Wales

New South Wales

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, which he won in the by-election resulting from Dean's resignation. He held the seat until his defeat by Barry Cohen

Barry Cohen

Barry Cohen AM is a former Australian Labor politician. He was a minister in the government of Bob Hawke.-Biography:He was born in Griffith, New South Wales and educated at Griffith High School, Sydney Grammar School and North Sydney Technical High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the...

 of the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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in 1969. Bridges-Maxwell died in 1994.