Robert Rankin (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Robert Rankin (Australian politician)
- Robert Chisholm Rankin (18 September 1896 – 28 May 1955) was an Australian politician. Born in Malvern to Indian-born bootmaker William Rankin and Elizabeth Chisholm, he served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, attaining the rank of captain.
- He married Ethel Josephine Bennetts around 1918.
- Returning from the war, he farmed at Harrow and then at Horsham; he was a life member of the Returned and Services League.
- In 1940 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Province, representing the Country Party.
- He left the Country Party in 1947 and in 1948 joined the Liberal Party.
- He was defeated in 1952.
- Rankin died in Toorak in 1955.
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