Bill Graham (Australian politician)

Bill Graham OBE
Member of the Australian Parliament for St George
In office 10 December 1949 – 29 May 1954
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Nelson Lemmon
In office 10 December 1955 – 22 November 1958
Preceded by	Nelson Lemmon
Succeeded by	Lionel Clay
Member of the Australian Parliament for North Sydney
In office 26 November 1966 – 19 September 1980
Preceded by	William Jack
Succeeded by	John Spender
Personal details
Born	Bruce William Graham (1919-08-22)22 August 1919 Sydney
Died	18 February 1995(1995-02-18) (aged 75)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse	Jean Frances Lethbridge King
Relations	3 children – Margaret, Penelope and Joanne
Occupation	Company director

Bruce William "Bill" Graham, OBE (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.