Tom Stott
Politician
1899 – 1976
Who was Tom Stott?
Tom Cleave Stott CBE spent 37 years as an independent member of the South Australian House of Assembly, serving as Speaker of the House from 1962 to 1965 and 1968 to 1970.
Born in Norwood, South Australia, Stott completed primary school and began working for his father on their 2225 hectare wheat farm near Mindarie, in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, while continuing his education through Workers' Educational Association classes and extensive reading.
Stott showed great interest in the problems facing his fellow wheat farmers and joined the newly formed Country Party in 1920. As President of his local branch, Stott began to raise his profile around the electorate and in farming circles, helping to found the Farmers Protection Association in 1929, the South Australian Wheatgrowers Protection Association in 1930 and the Australian Wheatgrowers Federation in 1931. He was also appointed General Secretary of each of these organisations.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1899
South Australia - Profession
- Died
- Oct 21, 1976
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on July 23, 2013
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