Jock Granter
Frederick James "Jock" Granter (6 March 1921 – 14 May 2012) was an Australian politician.
Granter was born in Gardenvale to estate agent Donald Frederick Forster Granter and his wife Marion.[1] After attending Gardenvale Central School and Caulfield Grammar School he became a bank officer in 1938, and served in the AIF during World War II from 1941 to 1946. He married Helena Ferrier Thomas on 9 October 1949. In 1954 he changed careers, farming merino sheep in Heathcote,[1] where he became active in the local Liberal Party.
In 1964 Granter was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as the member for Bendigo, shifting to Central Highlands in 1976.[2] From 21 June 1973 to 5 June 1981 he was Minister of Water Supply and Forests, moving to Police and Emergency Services 5 June 1981 to 8 April 1982.[2] He retired from politics in 1988.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Granter, Frederick James ('Jock') at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
- 1 2 "Frederick James Granter". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- 1921 births
- 2012 deaths
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
- Australian military personnel of World War II
- People from the City of Glen Eira
- Politicians from Melbourne
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
- Ministers for forests (Victoria)
- Ministers for water (Victoria)