Eric John Chancellor Stopp (10 June 1933 – 19 April 2014) was an Australian politician. He was born on

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in 1933 and moved to Tasmania as a boy. He attended The

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, in

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. In 1983 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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. He was President of the Council from 1992 to 1995. Stopp retired from politics in 1995.

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1933 births 2014 deaths Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Presidents of the Tasmanian Legislative Council People educated at The Hutchins School {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub