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Ray Bousen

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Preceded by
  
Jack Duggan

Preceded by
  
New seat

Nationality
  
Australian

Party
  
Australian Labor Party

Succeeded by
  
Seat abolished

Succeeded by
  
John Lockwood

Political party
  
ALP

Full Name
  
William Raymond James Bousen

Born
  
13 January 1911 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (
1911-01-13
)

Died
  
28 May 2002, Coolum Beach, Australia

William Raymond James Bousen (13 January 1911 - 28 May 2002) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Biography

Bousen was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, the son of Sydney Herbert Bousen and his wife Annie Louisa (née Stayte). He was educated at Toowoomba North State School before attending the Toowoomba Technical College. He worked for the Queensland Railways all his life in a variety of jobs.

On the 29th April 1933 he married Doris Evelyn Hooper and together had two daughters. He died at Coolum in May 2002.

Public life

Bousen, representing the ALP, was the member for Toowoomba West in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1969 until 1972. Toowoomba West was abolished and from 1972 until his defeat in 1974 he represented Toowoomba North.

References

Ray Bousen Wikipedia