William Hutchinson (Australian politician)

William Hutchinson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Indi
In office
19 December 1931  23 October 1937
Preceded by Paul Jones
Succeeded by John McEwen
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Deakin
In office
23 October 1937  31 October 1949
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Frank Davis
Personal details
Born (1904-01-07)7 January 1904
Maindample, Victoria
Died 29 September 1967(1967-09-29) (aged 63)
Nationality Australian
Political party UAP (1931–45)
Liberal (1945–49)
Occupation Grazier

William Joseph Hutchinson (7 January 1904 – 29 September 1967) was an Australian politician. Born in Maindample, Victoria, he was educated at Scotch College in Melbourne before becoming a grazier at Bonnie Doon. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the United Australia Party member for Indi; together with Labor member for Oxley Francis Baker, he was the first member of the House born after Federation. Hutchinson held Indi until 1937, when he successfully contested the new seat of Deakin instead. In 1944, the United Australia Party became the Liberal Party of Australia, which Hutchinson duly joined. He held Deakin until 1949, when he retired to become a grazier. He died in 1967.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Paul Jones
Member for Indi
1931–1937
Succeeded by
John McEwen
Preceded by
New seat
Member for Deakin
1937–1949
Succeeded by
Frank Davis


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.