Ian Pettitt Explained

Ian Pettitt
Constituency Mp:Hume
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Arthur Fuller
Successor:Frank Olley
Term Start:30 November 1963
Term End:2 December 1972
Birthname:John Alexander Pettitt
Birth Date:1910 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Country Party
Occupation:Farmer
Allegiance: Australia
Branch:Australian Army
Serviceyears:1940–1943
Rank:Gunner
Unit:2nd Anti Aircraft Regiment

John Alexander Pettitt[1] [2] (25 September 1910 – 25 December 1977) was an Australian politician. Born in Geelong, Victoria, he was educated at Geelong College before becoming a farmer at Harden, New South Wales. He served in the military from 1940 to 1943.[3] In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Hume, defeating Labor member Arthur Fuller. He held the seat until 1972, when he was defeated by Labor's Frank Olley. He died on Christmas Day 1977.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Members know nothing of group. The Canberra Times. 16 December 1966.
  2. News: The backroom brain tackles a local farmer. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 1966.
  3. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=440677 World War II Nominal Roll
  4. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-05-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 .