Alan Pittard
Australian politician
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| Intro | Australian politician | ||
| Places | Australia | ||
| was | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 15 November 1902, Ballarat, Australia | ||
| Death | 25 December 1992 (aged 90 years) | ||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||
| Politics: | Liberal Party Of Australia | ||
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Alan Crocker Pittard OBE (15 November 1902 – 25 December 1992) was an Australian politician. Born in Ballarat, Victoria to state politician Alfred Pittard, he attended Ballarat Grammar School before becoming a shoe retailer. He served on Ballarat City Council before serving in the military 1939–45. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Ballaarat. He was defeated by Labor's Bob Joshua 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.