Majority 5136 (73.1%) Majority 2891 (63.0%) Majority 2552 (58.7%) Died 14 April 2004 | Majority 2850 (67.3%) Majority 5643 (71.6%) Nationality Australian | |
Born 14 May 1910Greenwich, England ( 1910-05-14 ) |
The Honourable Charles Robert Porter ((1910-05-14)14 May 1910 in Greenwich, England – 14 April 2004(2004-04-14) in Brisbane, Australia) was an Australian politician, author, playwright and broadcaster. He was the Liberal member for the Electoral district of Toowong in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of Queensland from 1966 to 1980.
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Parliamentary career
Family
One of his two sons was Olympic field athlete Charles "Chilla" Porter, who during the 1970s and 1980s was director of Western Australia's Liberal Party. His grandson, Christian Porter, is the Liberal member for Pearce in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives.
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