Les Hart (politician)

Leslie Rupert Hart (28 December 1909 – 7 January 2002)[1] was a politician in South Australia.

He was the elder son of Edith R. Hart (née Lashmar) and Rupert Rufus Hart, sheep breeder of "Glen Devon", Two Wells.[2] He studied woolclassing at the School of Mines.[3] and with a brother went into partnership with their father as R. R. Hart and Sons,[4] who like fellow parliamentarian Maynard Boyd Dawkins, were successful breeders of Dorset Horn sheep.

He was elected a Liberal candidate to a Midland district seat in the Legislative Council in October 1962 and resigned in March 1973.

Personal

Hart married Lily Edith Poole of Torrensville on 11 October 1941. They had a son, Malcolm, in 1942. This was followed by a daughter Rosemary, and finally another son, Robert.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wedding Dates". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 4 October 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "School of Mines". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 1 December 1937. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Death Of Mr. R. R. Hart". The Chronicle (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 29 October 1953. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 28 October 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2014.