Sir Harold Richter (17 January 1906 – 18 June 1979) was a member of the

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Biography

Richter was born at

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, Queensland, the son of Federick Richter and his wife Pauline (née Rack). He attended school at Teviotville state school and

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, and became a farmer at Teviotville he later owned an agricultural, manufacturing and engineering business. On 21 January 1933 Richter married Gladys Barbara James (died 1986)Family history research
–

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births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 21 April 2016. and together had two sons and two daughters. His son

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was an Olympic boxer and unsuccessful Country Party candidate for federal parliament. Richter died at Coorparoo in June 1979 and was

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at the

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.Hon Sir Harold Richter (1906–1979)
– Heaven Address. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

Public life

Richter was the chairman of the Boonah Shire Council from 1943 until 1947. At the

1957 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 August 1957 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The major parties contesting the election were the Queensland Labor Party led by Premier Vince Gair, the L ...

, Richter, representing the Country Party, won the seat of

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at the

. He held the seat until

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

. He held the following roles in the Country Party and the Parliament: * Vice-president of the Queensland Country Party 1951–1955 * President of the Queensland Country Party 1956–1960 * Minister for Public Works and Local Government 1961–1963 * Minister for Local Government and Conservation 1963–1969

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richter, Harold Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1906 births 1979 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians People educated at Ipswich Grammar School