Thomas d'Alton

Thomas George De Largie "Tom" d'Alton (8 December 1895 7 May 1968) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was born in Warracknabeal in Victoria.[1] In 1931 d'Alton was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Darwin; he was a minister from 1934 to 1943 and resigned from the House to become Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand.[2] In 1946 he was the subject of a Royal Commission alleging corruption. He was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council, again representing Labor, for the seat of Gordon in 1947, serving until his death in Hobart in 1968.[3]

References

  1. Haig, Alan, "D'Alton, Thomas George (Tom) (1895–1968)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 27 September 2015
  2. "Appointment of High Commissioner welcomed in N.Z.", Advocate (Burnie, Tasmania), 3 December 1943, p. 2
  3. "d'Alton, Thomas George De Largie". Parliament of Tasmania. 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
Diplomatic posts
New title
Position established
Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand
1943–1946
Succeeded by
Roden Cutler
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
James McDonald
Member for Gordon
1947–1968
Succeeded by
Alby Broadby
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