Harold Victor Stirling (7 April 1904 – 23 July 1968) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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to dairy farmer Henry Stirling and Phillis Walker. He attended local schools and worked for the State Electricity Commission before assuming control of the family property at

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in 1929. Around this time he married Philippa Kate "Kitty" Grills, with whom he had three sons and a daughter. Prominent in local agricultural circles, he served on Cohuna Shire Council from 1944 to 1959 (president 1949–50) and was national president of the Primary Producers' Union from 1949 to 1952. In 1952 he was elected to the

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as the Country Party member for

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. He served until his death at

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in 1968.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stirling, Harold 1904 births 1968 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians