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]
Awardsedit
Whitton was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in June 1918 whilst Commonwealth Collector of Customs in Victoria.[6]
Referencesedit
^ ab, Australian National University, archived from the original on 28 March 2015
^"Collector of Customs Mr. Whitton Appointed". Daily Herald. Adelaide, South Australia. 6 June 1910. p. 5.
^"Customs Chief Dead: Mr. Percy Whitton's Passing". The Telegraph. Brisbane, Queensland. 16 March 1923. p. 7.
^"Customs Department: Mr. Whitton's appointment". Kalgoorlie Miner. 13 October 1922. p. 1.
^"Death of Mr. Whitton: Comptroller of Customs". Tweed Daily. 16 March 1923. p. 3.
^, itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 16 August 2015
percy, whitton, january, 1861, march, 1923, senior, australian, public, servant, comptroller, general, department, trade, customs, between, october, 1922, death, march, 1923, isocomptroller, general, department, trade, customsin, office, october, 1922, march, . 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 Percy WhittonISOComptroller General of the Department of Trade and CustomsIn office October 1922 March 1923Personal detailsBorn 1861 01 28 28 January 1861Hobart TasmaniaDied14 March 1923 1923 03 14 aged 62 Armadale Melbourne VictoriaNationalityAustralianChildrenIvo WhittonOccupationPublic servantLife and career editWhitton 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 editWhitton was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in June 1918 whilst Commonwealth Collector of Customs in Victoria 6 References edit a b Whitton Percy 1861 1923 Australian National University archived from the original on 28 March 2015 Collector of Customs Mr Whitton Appointed Daily Herald Adelaide South Australia 6 June 1910 p 5 Customs Chief Dead Mr Percy Whitton s Passing The Telegraph Brisbane Queensland 16 March 1923 p 7 Customs Department Mr Whitton s appointment Kalgoorlie Miner 13 October 1922 p 1 Death of Mr Whitton Comptroller of Customs Tweed Daily 16 March 1923 p 3 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 byStephen Mills Comptroller General of the Department of Trade and Customs1922 1923 Succeeded byRobert McKeeman Oakley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Whitton amp oldid 1162050905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
