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- Murray_Robson abstract "Lieutenant Colonel Ewan Murray Robson CBE, DSO (7 March 1906 – 26 August 1974) was an Australian lawyer, soldier and a member of the New south Wales Parliament for over twenty years. Known for most of his life as Murray Robson, he was born in Sydney and educated at Newington College and the University of Sydney, where he gained degrees in arts and law. After working several years as a Solicitor, Robson stood for, and was elected to, parliament on 29 August 1936 at a by-election for the seat of Vaucluse. He served many years on the backbenches, he enlisted in the Second World War and served with distinction during the war, gaining promotion to Lieutenant Colonel and receiving the Distinguished Service Order for his service.Returning to politics, he had missed the foundation of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1945. When long-time Leader Vernon Treatt resigned the leadership in 1954 and contests between Deputy Leader Robert Askin and Pat Morton became deadlocked he was asked to stand and was consequently elected as party leader and Leader of the Opposition. He served little more than a year before he was deposed by Pat Morton. In 1957 he retired from politics and returned to his legal career before retiring. He died of a heart attack in August 1974.".
- Murray_Robson activeYearsEndDate "1955-09-20".
- Murray_Robson activeYearsEndDate "1957-07-26".
- Murray_Robson activeYearsStartDate "1936-08-29".
- Murray_Robson activeYearsStartDate "1954-08-17".
- Murray_Robson almaMater Newington_College.
- Murray_Robson almaMater University_of_Sydney.
- Murray_Robson award 1939%E2%80%9345_Star.
- Murray_Robson award Africa_Star.
- Murray_Robson award Australia_Service_Medal_1939%E2%80%9345.
- Murray_Robson award Defence_Medal_(United_Kingdom).
- Murray_Robson award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Murray_Robson award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Murray_Robson award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Murray_Robson award Pacific_Star.
- Murray_Robson award War_Medal_1939%E2%80%931945.
- Murray_Robson battle Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Murray_Robson battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Murray_Robson battle North_African_Campaign.
- Murray_Robson battle Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Murray_Robson battle World_War_II.
- Murray_Robson birthDate "1906-03-07".
- Murray_Robson birthPlace Ashfield,_New_South_Wales.
- Murray_Robson birthYear "1906".
- Murray_Robson country Australia.
- Murray_Robson deathDate "1974-08-26".
- Murray_Robson deathPlace Rose_Bay,_New_South_Wales.
- Murray_Robson deathYear "1974".
- Murray_Robson deputy Robert_Askin.
- Murray_Robson militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Murray_Robson militaryRank Lieutenant_colonel.
- Murray_Robson militaryUnit 31st_Battalion_(Australia).
- Murray_Robson militaryUnit Australian_Army_Reserve.
- Murray_Robson militaryUnit Royal_Australian_Artillery.
- Murray_Robson militaryUnit Second_Australian_Imperial_Force.
- Murray_Robson monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Murray_Robson orderInOffice "18th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales".
- Murray_Robson region Electoral_district_of_Vaucluse.
- Murray_Robson relation William_Robson_(Australian_politician).
- Murray_Robson relation William_Robson_(New_South_Wales_politician).
- Murray_Robson successor Geoffrey_Cox_(Australian_politician).
- Murray_Robson successor Pat_Morton.
- Murray_Robson thumbnail Murray_Robson.jpg?width=300.
- Murray_Robson wikiPageID "6714276".
- Murray_Robson wikiPageRevisionID "595011528".
- Murray_Robson almaMater Newington_College.
- Murray_Robson almaMater University_of_Sydney.
- Murray_Robson awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Murray_Robson awards "30".
- Murray_Robson battles Borneo_campaign_(1945).
- Murray_Robson battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- Murray_Robson battles North_African_Campaign.
- Murray_Robson battles Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Murray_Robson battles World_War_II.
- Murray_Robson birthDate "1906-03-07".
- Murray_Robson birthPlace "Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia".
- Murray_Robson branch "Australian Army".
- Murray_Robson constituencyMp Electoral_district_of_Vaucluse.
- Murray_Robson dateOfBirth "1906-03-07".
- Murray_Robson dateOfDeath "1974-08-26".
- Murray_Robson deathDate "1974-08-26".
- Murray_Robson deathPlace Rose_Bay,_New_South_Wales.
- Murray_Robson deputy Robert_Askin.
- Murray_Robson hasPhotoCollection Murray_Robson.
- Murray_Robson honorificPrefix Lieutenant_colonel.
- Murray_Robson honorificSuffix Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Murray_Robson honorificSuffix Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Murray_Robson imagesize "150".
- Murray_Robson monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Murray_Robson name "Murray Robson".
- Murray_Robson name "Robson, Ewan Murray".
- Murray_Robson occupation "Politician and Lawyer".
- Murray_Robson office "18".
- Murray_Robson parliament "New South Wales".
- Murray_Robson placeOfBirth "Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia".
- Murray_Robson placeOfDeath Rose_Bay,_New_South_Wales.
- Murray_Robson predecessor Vernon_Treatt.
- Murray_Robson predecessor William_Foster_(Australian_politician).
- Murray_Robson rank Lieutenant_colonel.
- Murray_Robson relations William_Robson_(Australian_politician).
- Murray_Robson relations William_Robson_(New_South_Wales_politician).
- Murray_Robson religion "Presbyterian".
- Murray_Robson serviceyears "19391945".
- Murray_Robson shortDescription "Australian politician".
- Murray_Robson spouse "Lesley Martin".
- Murray_Robson spouse "Priscilla Gee".
- Murray_Robson successor Geoffrey_Cox_(Australian_politician).
- Murray_Robson successor Pat_Morton.
- Murray_Robson termEnd "1955-09-20".
- Murray_Robson termEnd "1957-07-26".
- Murray_Robson termStart "1936-08-29".
- Murray_Robson termStart "1954-08-17".
- Murray_Robson title Electoral_district_of_Vaucluse.
- Murray_Robson title Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_South_Wales).
- Murray_Robson title Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(New_South_Wales_Division).
- Murray_Robson unit Australian_Army_Reserve.
- Murray_Robson unit "2".
- Murray_Robson years "19361957".
- Murray_Robson years "19541955".
- Murray_Robson description "Australian politician".