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Walter Corrie Cambridge (1 May 1875 – 14 April 1954) was an Australian politician. He was born in
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to engineer Henry Cambridge. He grew up in
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, but later returned to Sydney and was an apprentice printer. Around 1908, he married Clarinda Sale, with whom he had two daughters. From 1917, he was an organiser with the
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, becoming assistant secretary in 1919 and general secretary from 1925 to 1945; he was also active in the formation of the Progressive Party. From 1932 to 1946, he was a Country Party member of the
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. Cambridge died at
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in 1954.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cambridge, Walter 1875 births 1954 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council