Maxwell Holmes Bushby (19 July 1927 – 21 August 1994) was an Australian politician. He was elected to the

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in 1961 as a

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member for Bass. He was Chair of Committees from 1966 to 1972 and

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from 1982 to 1986. He was defeated at the 1986 election. His son,

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, was also a politician, serving as a Senator for Tasmania from 2007 to January 2019, before he was appointed as Australia's consul-general in Chicago. Maxwell's daughter, Wendy Askew, was appointed as her brother's replacement, serving as a Senator for Tasmania since 6 March 2019.

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1927 births 1994 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Speakers of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Australian politicians Politicians from Launceston, Tasmania {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub