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.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rankin, Robert Chisholm". Parliament of Victoria. 1985. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
 | This article about a National Party of Australia politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1896 births
- 1955 deaths
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Australian Army soldiers
- 20th-century Australian farmers
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- Farmers from Victoria (state)
- National Party of Australia politician stubs