Given the question: Facts: - parliament: australian - successor: barry cohen - constituency mp: robertson - death date: 15 april 1992 - predecessor: roger dean - spouse: gillian - party: liberal party of australia - term end: 25 october 1969 - children: joanna and michael - term start: 5 december 1964 - birth date: 27 september 1929 - name: william bridges-maxwell - nationality: australian - birth place: hobart , tasmania - occupation: veterinary scientist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william bridges-maxwell .
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crawford william bridges-maxwell -lrb- 27 september 1929 -- 15 april 1992 -rrb- was an australian politician .born in hobart , tasmania , he was educated at geelong grammar school and then the royal agricultural college in england , after which he became a veterinary scientist .in 1964 , following the resignation of roger dean , bridges-maxwell was selected as the liberal candidate for the australian house of representatives seat of robertson in new south wales , which he won in the by-election resulting from dean 's resignation .he held the seat until his defeat by barry cohen of the labor party in 1969 .bridges-maxwell died in 1994 .