Max Bushby Explained

Max Bushby
Order:26th
Office:Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Term Start:15 June 1982
Term End:8 February 1986
Assembly1:Tasmanian House of
Term Start1:1 December 1961
Term End1:8 February 1986
Birth Name:Maxwell Holmes Bushby
Birth Date:1927 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Death Place:Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Children:Peter Bushby, Michael Bushby, Wendy Askew, David Bushby, Helen Woodfall
Occupation:Real Estate Agent and Politician
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Maxwell Holmes Bushby (19 July 1927 – 21 August 1994) was an Australian politician. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1961 as a Liberal member for Bass. He was Chair of Committees from 1966 to 1972 and Speaker from 1982 to 1986. He was defeated at the 1986 election.[1]

His son, David Bushby, was also a politician, serving as a Senator for Tasmania from 2007 to January 2019, before he was appointed as Australia's consul-general in Chicago.[2] Maxwell's daughter, Wendy Askew, was appointed as her brother's replacement, serving as a Senator for Tasmania since 6 March 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Bushby, Maxwell Holmes . bushbym550 . 24 July 2022.
  2. News: Coulter . state political reporter Ellen . Chief Senate Whip set to take up Chicago posting after announcing resignation . 18 January 2019 . ABC News . 18 January 2019 . en-AU.