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]

References

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