claim: Shannon Lee is not a martial artist.
evidence: William John Patrick `` Bill '' McCarthy -LRB- 22 May 1923 -- 25 April 1987 -RRB- was an Australian politician .. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly , representing Armidale from 1978 to 1981 , and Northern Tablelands from 1981 to 1987 .. Labor Party. Australian Labor Party. New South Wales Legislative Assembly. New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Armidale. Electoral district of Armidale. Northern Tablelands. Electoral district of Northern Tablelands. McCarthy married Thelma on 8 March 1945 , with whom he would have three children .. He served as a flying officer in the RAAF before becoming a grazier in 1959 .. RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force. From 1970 to 1978 he was a field officer with the Community Development and Extension Division .. In 1978 , McCarthy was the Labor candidate for the Country Party-held state seat of Armidale ; he narrowly defeated sitting MP David Leitch to win the seat .. Armidale. Electoral district of Armidale. Country Party. National Party of Australia. David Leitch. David Leitch ( politician ). In 1981 the seat was abolished , and McCarthy contested the new seat of Northern Tablelands , which was essentially a merger of the old seats of Armidale and Tenterfield .. Armidale. Electoral district of Armidale. Northern Tablelands. Electoral district of Northern Tablelands. Tenterfield. Electoral district of Tenterfield. Although the new seat had a notional National Country Party majority , McCarthy was elected .. Country Party. National Party of Australia. McCarthy died in 1987 while still the MP ; in the resulting by-election , his wife Thelma was defeated by National Party candidate Ray Chappell .. Ray Chappell. Ray Chappell