George Howard Branson was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1958 to 1971, representing the Liberal Party.
10 Facts About George Branson
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George Branson grew up on a farm in the small rural locality of Babakin.
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George Branson was captured in the Fall of Singapore in 1942.
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George Branson returned to Babakin after the war's end, purchasing a farming property.
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In early 1955, George Branson was preselected for the Liberal Party's Senate ticket at the 1955 federal election.
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George Branson switched to the Country Party, and narrowly defeated him for the final Senate seat.
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However, George Branson reprised his candidacy at the 1958 election and was elected, filling a casual vacancy occasioned by the death of Harrie Seward.
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George Branson held the seat until his retirement in 1970.
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George Branson was an "active backbencher"; his penchant for controversy and apparent unwillingness to toe the party line likely denied him career advancement.
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George Branson initially stayed in Canberra after leaving the Senate, but later returned to Perth and died there in 1999.