Percy Whitton

Percy Whitton
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Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
In office
October 1922 – March 1923
Personal details
Born(1861-01-28)28 January 1861
Hobart, Tasmania
Died14 March 1923(1923-03-14) (aged 62)
Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
ChildrenIvo Whitton
OccupationPublic servant

Percy Whitton ISO (28 January 1861 – 14 March 1923) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs between October 1922 and his death in March 1923.

Life and career

Whitton was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 28 January 1861.[1]

In 1902, Whitton transferred to the Commonwealth Audit Office and worked under its first Auditor-General John William Israel.[1]

In 1910 he was appointed Collector of Customs for Victoria,[2] a job in which he stayed until 1917 when he became Chief Prices Commissioner under the War Precautions Act.[3]

In October 1922 he took up the position of Comptroller-General of Customs.[4]

On 14 March 1923, Whitton suffered a heart attack and died in his sleep at his home on Munro Street, Armadale in Melbourne.[5]

Awards

Whitton was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in June 1918 whilst Commonwealth Collector of Customs in Victoria.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Whitton, Percy (1861–1923), Australian National University, archived from the original on 28 March 2015
  2. ^ "Collector of Customs Mr. Whitton Appointed". Daily Herald. Adelaide, South Australia. 6 June 1910. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Customs Chief Dead: Mr. Percy Whitton's Passing". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 16 March 1923. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Customs Department: Mr. Whitton's appointment". Kalgoorlie Miner. 13 October 1922. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Death of Mr. Whitton: Comptroller of Customs". Tweed Daily. 16 March 1923. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Search Australian Honours, Name: WHITTON, Percy, Award: Imperial Service Order", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 16 August 2015
Government offices
Preceded by Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
1922 – 1923 		Succeeded by