Raymond John Wiltshire (12 July 1913 – 22 July 1990) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to farmer David Bowen Wiltshire and Miriam Andrews. He was a mechanical engineer, and served in the

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from 1940 to 1945 as a fitter. On his return he ran a garage until 1949, when he became a real estate agent at

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. On 26 April 1941 he married Doris Lorraine Hore; they had two children. In 1955 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

. He transferred to Mulgrave in 1958 and to Syndal in 1967. Wiltshire retired from politics in 1976. He died in 1990.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiltshire, Ray 1913 births 1990 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Australian Air Force airmen Military personnel from Victoria (state)