Max Poulter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Max Poulter

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1913

Place of Birth: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1962

Profession: politician, university teacher

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.