Max Poulter

Dr Max Poulter
Dr Max Poulter
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 1 July 1962 – 2 September 1962
Succeeded by	George Whiteside
Personal details
Born	22 January 1913; Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
Died	2 September 1962 (aged 49); Taringa, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Tasmania ; Columbia University
Occupation	Lecturer

Maxwell William Poulter (22 January 1913 – 2 September 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Devonport, Tasmania, he was educated at Devonport High School and then studied at the University of Tasmania, before becoming a teacher at Tasmanian state schools. He studied for a PhD at Columbia University in New York, winning his doctorate in 1952, after which he became a lecturer in education at the University of Queensland. He was elected to the Australian Senate in 1961 as a Labor Senator for Queensland, taking his seat in July 1962; however, less than three months later, he died, necessitating the appointment of George Whiteside to fill the vacancy.^[1]

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.

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[Psephos-1] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2008.

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