Robert Hankinson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Hankinson

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1877

Date of Death: 25-Oct-1953

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Robert Hankinson

  • Robert Henry Hankinson (11 October 1877 – 25 October 1953) was an Australian politician. Born in Edenhope in Victoria to farmer Robert Hankinson and Alice Davies, he left school when he was thirteen to become a hotel yardsman.
  • In 1898 he moved from Yarram to the Riverina, becoming a shop assistant and ultimately acquiring a store at Grong Grong.
  • On 16 October 1901 he married Beatrice Mary Klimpsoch, with whom he had two daughters.
  • He was an alderman at Narrandera (1911, 1919–24, 1925–30, 1947–53) and served several periods as mayor (1920–21, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–30, 1950–51).
  • He also acquired farming lands near Ardlethan, Narrandera and Eurolie.
  • In 1932 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Murrumbidgee, serving until 1941.
  • Hankinson died at Narrandera in 1953.

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