Alan Crocker Pittard, OBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (15 November 1902 – 25 December 1992) was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat, Victoria

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, he attended Ballarat Grammar School before becoming a shoe retailer. He served on Ballarat City Council

City of Ballarat

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 before serving in the military 1939-45. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 as the Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 member for Ballaarat

Division of Ballarat

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. He was defeated by Labor

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's Robert Joshua

Robert Joshua

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 in 1951, and returned to Ballarat as a businessman. He was later Commissioner of the Victorian Public Health Authority. Pittard died on Christmas Day 1992.