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Denis Hinton

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Denis Hinton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Broadsound
In office
1 November 1986 – 2 December 1989
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJim Pearce
Personal details
Born
Denis Grenville Hinton

(1939-12-04) 4 December 1939 (age 84)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyNational Party
SpouseRoslyn Susanna Ellerton (m.1967)
OccupationPig farmer

Denis Grenville Hinton (born 4 December 1939) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Perth to Howard Hinton and Muriel Rose, née Abbot. He was educated at Northcote High School in Melbourne and then Dookie Agricultural College, where he received a Diploma of Agriculture. He became a pig farmer in Queensland and joined the National Party, serving as a Banana Shire Councillor from 1967 to 1970. In 1986 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Broadsound, but he was defeated in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Broadsound
1986–1989
Succeeded by