John Hallett (Australian politician)

John Hallett (Australian politician)

John Mead Hallett (9 October 1917 – 9 August 1999) was an Australian politician. Born in Narrogin, Western Australia, he was educated at Guildford Grammar School in Perth, after which he became a farmer at Corrigin. He was the director of "Farmers' Weekly" before becoming President of the Western Australian Country Party in 1962; the following year, he relinquished the presidency to run for the Australian House of Representatives in the Liberal-held seat of Canning. Hallett was successful, and held the seat until his defeat in 1974. He died in 1999.cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-07-28]

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NAME = Hallett, John Mead
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 9 October 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH = Narrogin, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH = 9 August 1999
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