Charles Allen Moir Hider (born 6 November 1935) is a former Australian politician.

Hider was born in Melbourne

Melbourne

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 to John Jubilee Hider and Marjorie Louise Moir, and attended Ivanhoe Grammar School

Ivanhoe Grammar School

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 and the University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Law. He became a solicitor in 1959. On 2 December 1963 he married Heather Margaret Turnbull, with whom he had three children; they were later divorced, and on 4 August 1982 he married Anne Elizabeth Lahey. In 1970 Hider was elected as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 to the Victorian Legislative Council

Victorian Legislative Council

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 representing Monash Province

Monash Province

Monash Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council until 2006. It was abolished from the 2006 state election in the wake of the Bracks Labor government's reform of the Legislative Council.-Members for Monash Province:-References:...

, holding the seat until he retired in 1979. After leaving politics he became Chairman of Grants Patch Mining Ltd (1981–90), Chairman of Ballarat Consolidated Gold Ltd (1982–98) and Chairman and Director of Geo2 Ltd (1986–2000).