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

^ "Hon Leslie Rupert Hart". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Wedding Dates". The Advertiser. 4 October 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2014 – via Trove.
^ "School of Mines". The Advertiser. 1 December 1937. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2014 – via Trove.
^ "Death Of Mr. R. R. Hart". The Chronicle. 29 October 1953. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2014 – via Trove.
^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser. 28 October 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2014 – via Trove.

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[SA_parl-1] "Hon Leslie Rupert Hart". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2022.

[2] "Wedding Dates". The Advertiser. 4 October 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2014 – via Trove.

[3] "School of Mines". The Advertiser. 1 December 1937. p. 27. Retrieved 18 December 2014 – via Trove.

[4] "Death Of Mr. R. R. Hart". The Chronicle. 29 October 1953. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2014 – via Trove.

[5] "Family Notices". The Advertiser. 28 October 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2014 – via Trove.

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