Morton Barnett Cohen (19 September 1913 – 14 January 1968) was an Australian politician, elected from 1965 to 1968 as a

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

member of the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...

, for the

electoral district of Bligh Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1962, partly replacing Electoral district of Paddington-Waverley and was an urban electorate, covering 13.03 km² an ...

. Cohen attended

Sydney Boys High School , motto_translation = With Truth and Courage , established = , location = Cleveland Street, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pu ...

from 1926 to 1931. He played 10

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matches for

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

and scored a century against

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

in 1940.

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Australian sportsperson-politicians Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Jewish Australian politicians Jewish Australian sportspeople Jewish cricketers 1913 births 1968 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub

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