Sam Benson
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Sam Benson
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Samuel James Benson, CBE was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, he was educated in that city at St Peter's College. He became a wool-classer, then a seaman and Port Phillip pilot, earning the rank of ship's master in 1938. Benson joined the Royal Australian Navy during World War II, and commanded the Bathurst-class corvette HMAS Kiama. Having served as Mayor and Councillor on Williamstown City Council, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in 1962 as the Labor member
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Australian politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Benson
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2024-04-10T09:26:16Z
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