Ray Thorburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Thorburn

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1986

Profession: politician, electrical engineer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Raymond William Thorburn (15 November 1930 – 30 January 1986) was an Australian politician.
Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical College before becoming an electrical engineer.
He was the president of Sutherland Shire Council from 1971 to 1972, when was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Labor Party, defeating Liberal member Don Dobie for the seat of Cook.
He held the seat until his defeat by Dobie in 1975, and made three unsuccessful attempts to retake it.
He remains the only Laborite to have ever held the seat.
He died in 1986.