Robert Harris Suggett (3 September 1911 – 28 October 1982) was an Australian politician.

Biography

He was born in St Arnaud to draper George Suggett and Florence Alexandra Penberthy. He attended Scotch College and then worked for the

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. He served in the

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during

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as a wireless operator, and actively opposed bank nationalisation in 1947. In 1955, he was elected to the

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as the Liberal member for

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. He lost party endorsement in 1961 but was re-elected as an Independent Liberal, and was re-admitted to the party in 1964. In 1967 he moved to the seat of Bentleigh, which he held until he was defeated in 1979. Suggett died at East Bentleigh in 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suggett, Bob 1911 births 1982 deaths People from St Arnaud Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Independent members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Australian Air Force airmen People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne Australian bankers Military personnel from Melbourne