Background
He was the elder son of Edith R. Hart (née Lashmar) and Rupert Rufus Hart, sheep breeder of "Glen Devon", Two Wells.
He was the elder son of Edith R. Hart (née Lashmar) and Rupert Rufus Hart, sheep breeder of "Glen Devon", Two Wells.
He studied woolclassing at the School of Mines.
He was elected a Liberal candidate to a Midland district seat in the Legislative Council in October 1962 and resigned in March 1973. Hart married Lily Edith Poole of Torrensville on 11 October 1941. They had a son, Malcolm, in 1942.
This was followed by a daughter Rosemary, and finally another son, Robert.