Background
He was born in Beverley in Western Australia to publican Edgar Tanner and Emily Prosser.
He was born in Beverley in Western Australia to publican Edgar Tanner and Emily Prosser.
His family moved to Victoria and he attended All Saints Grammar School in Street Kilda before becoming an accountant with the Commercial Bank of Australia.
During World World War II he served with the Royal Australian Air Force. In 1967 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Morwell, but he was defeated in 1970. He returned to banking and retired in 1973.
Tanner died at Dandenong in 1975.