Charles Allen Moir Hider (born 6 November 1935) is an Australian politician. Hider was born in

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to John Jubilee Hider and Marjorie Louise Moir, and attended

Ivanhoe Grammar School Ivanhoe Grammar School is a private, co-educational, Anglican, day school, located in Ivanhoe (Buckley House and The Ridgeway Campus) and Doreen (Plenty Campus), both located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Foun ...

and the

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, graduating with a

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. He became a solicitor in 1959. On 2 December 1963, he married Heather Margaret Turnbull, with whom he had three children. They were later divorced, and on 4 August 1982 he married Anne Elizabeth Lahey. In 1970, Hider was elected as a

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to the

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representing

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, holding the seat until he retired in 1979. After leaving politics he became Chairman of Grants Patch Mining Ltd (1981–90), Chairman of Ballarat Consolidated Gold Ltd (1982–98) and Chairman and Director of Geo2 Ltd (1986–2000).

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1935 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly People educated at Ivanhoe Grammar School University of Melbourne alumni {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub