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Sir Harold Richter
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Somerset
In office
3 August 1957 – 27 May 1972
Preceded byAlexander Skinner
Succeeded byBill Gunn
Personal details
Born

Harold Richter


(1906-01-17)17 January 1906
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died18 June 1979(1979-06-18) (aged 73)
Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia
Political partyCountry Party
SpouseGladys Barbara James (m.1933-1986; her death)
OccupationBusinessman

Sir Harold Richter (17 January 1906 – 18 June 1979) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Richter was born at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of Federick Richter and his wife Pauline (née Rack). He attended school at Teviotville state school and Ipswich Grammar School, and became a farmer at Teviotville he later owned an agricultural, manufacturing and engineering business.

On 21 January 1933 Richter married Gladys Barbara James[1] (died 1986)[2] and together had two sons and two daughters. He died at Coorparoo in June 1979[1] and was Cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium.[3]

Public life

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Richter was the chairman of the Boonah Shire Council from 1943 until 1947.[1]

At the 1957 Queensland state election, Richter, representing the Country Party, won the seat of Somerset at the 1957 Queensland state election. He held the seat until 1972.[1]

He held the following roles in the Country Party and the Parliament:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  • ^ Family history researchQueensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  • ^ Hon Sir Harold Richter (1906–1979) – Heaven Address. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  • Parliament of Queensland
    Preceded by

    Alexander Skinner

    Member for Somerset
    1957–1972
    Succeeded by

    Bill Gunn


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