Tout was admitted as a solicitor in 1897 and married in the same year . He practised as a solicitor in Sydney and Boorowa , New South Wales , until 1907 . After taking over a part of his father 's property he became a successful farmer , grazier and breeder of Aberdeen Angus . He was a member of the Burrangong Shire Council from 1911 – 1922 , 1923 – 1924 , and again from 1936 – 1937 . Tout was active in a broad range of rural and local activities and from the 1930s he became a force in conservative State politics . in 1932 he attended the Imperial Economic Conference , Ottawa , and in 1933 became president of the Australian Economic Advisory Council . From 1932 until 1946 he was a member of the NSW Upper House . In business he served as a director of the Australian Mutual Provident Society , Goldsbrough Mort & Co. , the Graziers ' Co-operative Shearing Co. Ltd , Associated Newspapers Ltd , Expeditionary Films ( 1933 ) Ltd , the McGarvie Smith Institute and the Commercial Union Assurance Company . Tout was Knighted in the 1935 Birthday Honours
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Frederick Tout