Robert Lawson Victorian Legislative Council MP | |
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| Member of the Victorian Parliament for Higinbotham Province | |
| In office 1979 –3 October 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Fry |
| Succeeded by | Chris Strong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1927 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Robert Lawson (born 18 May 1927) is an Australian former politician.
Lawson was born on 18 May 1927 in Melbourne,to Leonard Langworthy Lawson,a builder,and Alice Dorothy. He attended local state schools and became the managing director of Lawsons Pty Ltd.
After joining the Liberal Party in 1950,Lawson was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1979 as a member for Higinbotham. Lawson was at an event for Mayor Jack Campbell in the 1980's. [1] He held the seat until his retirement in 1992,the year the Kennett government was brought to government at the Victorian state election. [2]
Lawson married charity worker Nancy Curtis in 1949. She died from pancreatic cancer in November 2009,at the age of 82. [3]
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