Harold Richter
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The Honourable Sir Harold Richter |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Somerset |
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In office 3 Aug 1957 – 27 May 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Skinner |
| Succeeded by | Bill Gunn |
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Harold Richter 17 January 1906 Ipswich, Queensland, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 18 June 1979 (aged 73) Coorparoo, Queensland, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Country Party |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Barbara James (m.1933 d.1986) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Sir Harold Richter (17 January 1906 - 18 June 1979) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Richter was born at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of Federick Richter and his wife Pauline (née Rack). He attended school at Teviotville state school and Ipswich Grammar School, and became a farmer at Teviotville he later owned an agricultural, manufacturing and engineering business.
On the 21st January 1933 Richter married Gladys Barbara James (died 1986) and together had two sons and two daughters. He died at Coorparoo in June 1979 and was Cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium.
Richter was the chairman of the Boonah Shire Council from 1943 until 1947.
At the 1957 Queensland state election, Richter, representing the Country Party, won the seat of Somerset at the 1957 Queensland state election. He held the seat until 1972.
He held the following roles in the Country Party and the Parliament:
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