Raymond Hyatt

John Allison Raymond Hyatt (28 July 1893 29 March 1969) was an Australian politician.

Raymond Hyatt
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Warrenheip and Grenville
In office
12 June 1943  3 October 1945
Preceded byEdmond Hogan
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Hampden
In office
10 November 1945  9 October 1947
Preceded byWilliam Cumming
Succeeded byHenry Bolte
Personal details
Born
John Allison Raymond Hyatt

(1893-07-28)28 July 1893
Blakeville, Victoria
Died29 March 1969(1969-03-29) (aged 75)
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Resting placeBallarat Crematorium
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse
Elizabeth Stratton
(m. 1917)
ChildrenFour
OccupationPostal worker
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Imperial Force
Years of service1915–1916
RankPrivate
Unit14th Battalion

Born in Blakeville to sawmiller Henry Hyatt and Elizabeth Dalton, he attended Blakeville State School and became a sawmiller and timber contractor. He served in the Australian Imperial Force's 14th Battalion in Egypt and France during World War I; on 22 December 1917 he married Elizabeth Stratton, with whom he had four children. Returning from the war in 1918 he became a postal worker, and became involved in the Postal Workers' Union. In 1943 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Warrenheip and Grenville, transferring to Hampden in 1945. He was defeated in 1947. Hyatt died at Ballarat in 1969.[1]

References

  1. "Hyatt, (John Allison) Raymond". Parliament of Victoria. 1985. Retrieved 1 October 2011.


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