Percy Whitton

Percy Whitton
Percy Whitton; ISO
Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
	In office; October 1922 – March 1923
Personal details
Born	28 January 1861; Hobart, Tasmania
Died	14 March 1923 (aged 62); Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Children	Ivo Whitton
Occupation	Public 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]

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References

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 by Stephen Mills	Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs 1922 – 1923	Succeeded by Robert McKeeman Oakley

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[Obit-1] 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