Mr John Edward HATTON (1933 - )

Date of Birth: 29/05/1933
Place of Birth: Hammondville, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	17 Nov 1973	27 Feb 1995	21yr(s) 3mth(s) 11day(s)
Member for South Coast	17 Nov 1973	2 Apr 1976	2yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s)	44th (1973 - 1976)
Member for South Coast	1 May 1976	12 Sep 1978	2yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s)	45th (1976 - 1978)
Member for South Coast	7 Oct 1978	28 Aug 1981	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 22day(s)	46th (1978 - 1981)
Member for South Coast	19 Sep 1981	5 Mar 1984	2yr(s) 5mth(s) 16day(s)	47th (1981 - 1984)
Member for South Coast	24 Mar 1984	22 Feb 1988	3yr(s) 10mth(s) 30day(s)	48th (1984 - 1988)
Member for South Coast	19 Mar 1988	3 May 1991	3yr(s) 1mth(s) 15day(s)	49th (1988 - 1991)
Member for South Coast	25 May 1991	27 Feb 1995	3yr(s) 9mth(s) 3day(s)	50th (1991 - 1995)

Political Party Activity

Independent.

Community Activity

Churchill Fellow 1989. Foundation President and President for 15 years of the Shoalhaven Combined Progress Associations. Numerous community organisations.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Teacher. Educated at Hammondville Public School, Hurlstone Agricultural High School and Armidale Teachers' College. Previously teacher of agriculture and science for 18 years. Married Vera, and had issue, 2 sons and 1 daughter. Recreational interests include painting, sailing, bushwalking, surfing and clarinet. Policy interests include the mechanics of accountability in state and local government and community health.

Honours Received

Received the Order of Australia, Officer, in the General Division 1999. Jaycees Australia's Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award, Darwin 1970.

Local Government Activity

Councillor Shoalhaven Shire Council 1965 - 1973. President 1969 - 1973, Deputy President 1967 - 1968). Divisional representative on Shires Executive 1969 - 1971.

Personal

Son of Harry Hatton and his wife Florence. Married Vera Lofts on 23 August 1958, and had issue 2 sons and 1 daughter.

Additional Information

Personal papers in the Parliamentary Archives: PRS 523.LA/P. Ken Turner and Michael Hogan (editors), The Worldly Art of Politics, Sydney, Federation Press, 2006 (Chapter 12: "John Hatton, Independent MP", by Henry Lee & Glenn Mitchell, page 122) Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Photographs in the PICMAN Database. Local Government service: Councillor Shoalhaven Shire Council 1965-73 (including 2 years as President and 2 years as Deputy President). Divisional representative on Shires Executive 1970-71. Electorate description: Rural. Located Southern Coastal Statistical Agricultural Area. Principal towns: Bermagui, Milton, Moruya, Narooma, Nowra Area: 8,425 sq km Population: 64,537 Enrolment: 46,546

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