Denis Hinton Explained

Denis Hinton
Constituency Am1:Broadsound
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:1 November 1986
Term End1:2 December 1989
Predecessor1:New seat
Successor1:Jim Pearce
Birth Date:4 December 1939
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Birthname:Denis Grenville Hinton
Nationality:Australian
Party:National Party
Spouse:Roslyn Susanna Ellerton (m.1967)
Occupation:Pig farmer

Denis Grenville Hinton (born 4 December 1939) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Perth to Howard Hinton and Muriel Rose, née Abbot. He was educated at Northcote High School in Melbourne and then Dookie Agricultural College, where he received a Diploma of Agriculture. He became a pig farmer in Queensland and joined the National Party, serving as a Banana Shire Councillor from 1967 to 1970. In 1986 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Broadsound, but he was defeated in 1989.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 2 February 2015.