Ewart Runciman
Ewart Henry Runciman was an Australian farmer and politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1962 to 1974, representing the seat of Murray.
Runciman was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Agnes Evelyn and Robert Thomas Ewart Runciman. His family moved to Albany, Western Australia, in 1912, but returned to Scotland in 1915 before going back to Australia in 1919. Runciman attended Scotch College, Perth, and subsequently won a scholarship to the Royal Military College, Duntroon, although he did not pursue a military career. Before entering politics, he was a farmer, spending periods at Wilga, Boyup Brook, and North Dandalup.
Runciman entered parliament at the 1962 Murray by-election, which was caused by the resignation of Sir Ross McLarty. He was re-elected three more times before leaving parliament at the 1974 election. Runciman died in Pinjarra in December 1981, aged 74. He had married Flora Hester Mayhew in 1942, with whom he had two daughters.
