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Name	Sir William Henry Spooner
Born	23 December, 1897 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	14 July, 1966 (aged 68) Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] McKnight, Allan Douglas (work colleague) Moore, Lyle Howard (colleague)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1915-1919) Federal, Australia accountant (1923-1966) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative party organiser (1940-1949) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative party organiser (1940-1949) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1949-1965) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1949-1965) Federal, Australia

* Dates are approximate