About Bob Katter Sr.
Robert Cummin Katter (born Cummin Robert Katter; 5 September 1918 – 18 March 1990) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1990, representing the National Party (originally named the Country Party). He served as Minister for the Army in the McMahon government in 1972. His sons Bob Katter Jr. and Carl Katter as well as grandson Robbie have also been involved in politics. == Early years == Katter was born on 5 September 1918 in South Brisbane, Queensland, the fourth child of Vivian Bridget (née Warby) and Carlyle Assad Khittar, later Carl Robert Katter. His father was a Maronite Catholic born in Bcharre, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, although "Assyria" is what Katter stated in his naturalisation documents and his mother was Australian born to parents also from Mount Lebanon. He has been described as a cousin of the Lebanese-American poet Khalil Gibran. His father was one of the two-dozen original investors in the airline Qantas. He was raised and educated "probably by the nuns" in Cloncurry and later at Mount Carmel College in Charters Towers. He began legal studies at the University of Queensland and resided at St Leo's College (when the college was at Wickham Terrace).
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