Richard Toutcher

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

He was born in Maryborough to Charles and Ellen Toutcher and attended the local grammar school. He became a civil servant in the Postal Department, 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. 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.{{cite web

| last = Parliament of Victoria

| author-link = Parliament of Victoria

| title = Toutcher, Richard Frederick

| work = re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851

| publisher = Parliament of Victoria

| date = 2001

| url = http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=779

| access-date = 10 January 2016}}