Charles Best (politician)
Appearance
Charles Robinson Best (14 June 1909 – 24 May 1996) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Longford, the son of politician Percy Best. In 1950 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Liberal member for Wilmot. He held the seat until 1958, when he resigned to run for the Legislative Council seat of Meander as an independent. He won, and held the seat until his defeat in 1971. He died in 1996 in Deloraine.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Best, Charles Robinson". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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- 1909 births
- 1996 deaths
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania
- Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- People from Longford, Tasmania
- Liberal Party of Australia politician stubs