Wilfred Coutts

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Wilfred Coutts
Member of the Australian Parliament for Griffith
In office 29 May 1954 – 22 November 1958
Preceded by	Doug Berry
Succeeded by	Arthur Chresby
In office 9 December 1961 – 26 November 1966
Preceded by	Arthur Chresby
Succeeded by	Donald Cameron
Personal details
Born	(1908-06-10)10 June 1908 Marburg, Queensland
Died	4 November 1997(1997-11-04) (aged 89)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Salesman

Wilfred Charles Coutts (10 June 1908 – 4 November 1997) was an Australian politician. Born in Marburg, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a salesman. He was active in local politics as a member of Brisbane City Council. In 1954, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Griffith. He held the seat until his defeat by Liberal candidate Arthur Chresby in 1958. He returned to the House in 1961, defeating Chresby. He held the seat until his defeat in 1966 by Donald Milner Cameron. Coutts died in 1997.^[1]

References

↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Doug Berry	Member for Griffith 1954–1958	Succeeded by Arthur Chresby
Preceded by Arthur Chresby	Member for Griffith 1961–1966	Succeeded by Donald Cameron

Persondata
Name	Coutts, Wilfred Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	10 June 1908
Place of birth	Marburg, Queensland
Date of death	4 November 1997
Place of death

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