Keith Turnbull

Keith Hector Turnbull (28 December 1907 – 4 September 1978) was an Australian politician.

Turnbull was born in Bendigo to farmer Walter Turnbull and Margaret Gunning.[1] He attended the local state school and became a farmer at Wedderburn. He served in the AIF during World War II and around 1940 married Olive Jean Mellis,[1] with whom he had five children.

In 1950 Turnbull was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal and Country Party member for Korong.[2] He transferred to Kara Kara in 1955 and became Minister of Lands and Soldier Settlement; he added the Conservation portfolio in 1961.[2] In 1964 he was defeated by a Country Party candidate and retired from politics. His cousin Campbell Turnbull[3][4] and son-in-law Charles Hider[5][6] were also members of the Victorian Parliament. After politics he was chairman of the Grain Elevators Board from 1965 to 1977. Turnbull died at Ascot Vale in 1978.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Turnbull, Keith Hector". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Keith Hector Turnbull". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Turnbull, Campbell". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Campbell Turnbull". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Hider, Charles Allen Moir". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Charles Allen Moir Hider". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 August 2025.


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