Lerryn Mutton

Lerryn Mutton
Lerryn Mutton; OAM
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly; for Yaralla
	In office; 24 February 1968 – 12 September 1978
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Garry McIlwaine
Personal details
Born	12 October 1924; Concord, New South Wales
Died	26 July 2015 (aged 90); MacMasters Beach, New South Wales
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Mavis Tucker
Children	One daughter, three sons
Parents	Brice Mutton (father)
Occupation	Building contractor
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1942–1946
Rank	Pilot Officer
Unit	No. 93 Squadron RAAF; No. 87 Squadron RAAF

Lerryn William Mutton, OAM (12 October 1924 – 26 July 2015) was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Yaralla in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1978.

Mutton was born in Concord, the son of Brice Mutton (member for Concord in 1949) and Lilian Taylor. He was educated at North Strathfield Public School and Fort Street Boys High School before working in his father's building business. He served in the RAAF from 1942 to 1946, seeing action as a pilot in Labuan and Borneo. He married Mavis Tucker on 29 October 1949, with whom he had four children. In 1953 he was elected to Concord Council, serving until 1968 (as Mayor from 1961 to 1962). He was also active in the local Liberal Party.[1]

In 1968, Mutton was selected as the Liberal candidate for the new seat of Yaralla; he defeated the sitting Labor member for the abolished seat of Concord, Thomas Murphy. He held the seat until 1978, when he was defeated by Labor candidate Garry McIlwaine.[2]

He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 14 June 2010.[3]

References

"Mr Lerryn William Mutton". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
Green, Antony. "Elections for Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
"Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Lerryn William Mutton". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New district	Member for Yaralla 1968–1978	Succeeded by Garry McIlwaine

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[nsw-1] "Mr Lerryn William Mutton". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

[green-2] Green, Antony. "Elections for Yaralla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[3] "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) entry for Mr Lerryn William Mutton". It's an Honour, Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2020.