▁Charles ▁C out ts ▁( 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁– ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁politician . ▁Born ▁in ▁Mar burg , ▁Queensland , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁state ▁schools ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁sales man . ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁local ▁politics ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Br is b ane ▁City ▁Council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁as ▁the ▁Labor ▁member ▁for ▁Griff ith . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁his ▁defeat ▁by ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Arthur ▁Ch res by ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁defe ating ▁Ch res by . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁Don ▁Camer on . ▁C out ts ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁N ud ge e ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁Griff ith ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 7 ▁death s ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁N ud ge e ▁C emetery ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁C och ran – Hel ton – L