Desmond James Booth (20 July 1920 – 11 December 1996),

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n politician, and dairy farmer and director of a number of agricultural co-operatives and associations prior to election. He was a councillor of the

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in the Southern Downs region of Queensland, and served with the Australian Imperial Force in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands from 1941 to 1944. He was elected to the

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for

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in 1977, representing the National Party, and remained its representative until 1992.

References

* Waterson, D.B. ''Biographical register of the Queensland Parliament, 1930-1980'' Canberra: ANU Press (1982) 1920 births 1996 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army personnel of World War II {{Australia-National-politician-stub