Richard Toutcher

Richard Frederick Toutcher (27 May 1861 – 6 September 1941) was an Australian politician.

Toutcher was born in Maryborough to Charles and Ellen Toutcher and attended the local grammar school. He became a civil servant in the Postal Department,[1] and was active in the campaign for Federation. Considered a Deakinite Liberal, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Ararat in 1897, transferring to Stawell and Ararat in 1904.[2] He was Minister of Public Instruction and Forests from April to July 1924. He continued in the Assembly until 1935, serving as a member of the Nationalist and United Australia parties. Toutcher died in Elsternwick in 1941.[2]

References

  1. ^ Toutcher, Richard Frederick at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-02-26)
  2. ^ a b "Richard Frederick Toutcher". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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