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]

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References
  1. "Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. 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.


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