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| | William McMahon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Sir William McMahon, GCMG, CH, PC (23 February 1908 – 31 March 1988), Australian politician and 20th Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, where his father was a lawyer. |
 | | McMahon was elected to the House of Representatives for the Sydney seat of Lowe in 1949, one of the flood of new Liberal MPs known as the "forty-niners." He was capable and ambitious, and in 1951 Prime Minister Robert Menzies made him Minister for the Navy. |
 | | McMahon was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1966, a Companion of Honour in 1972 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1977. |
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