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	7 January 1904 Maindample, Victoria
Died	29 September 1967 (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.