Richard Paull Septimus Burt (23 September 1909 – 7 November 1993) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1959 to 1971. Burt was born in

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to Gladys (née MacMurtrie) and Frederick Julius Augustus Burt. His grandfather was

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, who was also a member of parliament and served as

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. Burt attended

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, and after leaving school went to the North-West, working variously as a crayfisherman, stationhand, pearler, and tin miner. He opened a machinery and hardware store in Cue in 1935, and in 1939 was elected to the Cue Road Board, of which he eventually became chairman.Richard Paull Septimus Burt
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2016. Burt entered parliament at the 1959 state election, narrowly winning the seat of Murchison from Everard O'Brien of the Labor Party. He transferred to the new seat of Murchison-Eyre at the 1968 election, and retired from parliament at the 1971 election. After leaving politics, Burt held directorships with various mining companies. He died in Perth in November 1993, aged 84, and had married Mary Groom in 1937, with whom he had three sons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burt, Richard 1909 births 1993 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Mayors of places in Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People educated at Guildford Grammar School Politicians from Perth, Western Australia