Leslie Rupert Hart (28 December 1909 – 7 January 2002) was a politician in South Australia. He was the elder son of Edith R. Hart (née Lashmar) and Rupert Rufus Hart, sheep breeder of "Glen Devon",

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. He studied woolclassing at the

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. and with a brother went into partnership with their father as R. R. Hart and Sons, who like fellow parliamentarian Maynard Boyd Dawkins, were successful breeders of

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sheep. He was elected a

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candidate to a Midland district seat in the Legislative Council in October 1962 and resigned in March 1973.

Personal

Hart married Lily Edith Poole of

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on 11 October 1941. They had a son, Malcolm, in 1942. This was followed by a daughter Rosemary, and finally another son, Robert.

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Members of the South Australian Legislative Council Australian pastoralists Australian sheep breeders 1909 births 2002 deaths Liberal and Country League politicians 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub