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Sam Calder | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Northern Territory | |
| In office 26 November 1966 – 19 September 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Jock Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Grant Tambling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1916 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Died | 30 September 2008 (aged 92) Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Party (NT) (until 1974) Country Liberal Party (since 1974) National Country Party (federal) |
| Spouse | Daphne Campbell (1926-2013) |
| Occupation | Pilot, Politician |
Stephen Edward "Sam" Calder AM, OBE, DFC (10 August 1916 – 30 September 2008) was a decorated World War II flying ace, member of the Australian House of Representatives, and one of the founders of the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party. In federal parliament, he sat with the Country Party, later renamed the National Country Party.[1]
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