About Jock Granter
Lived 1921 – 2012 (aged 91). Jock Granter was an Australian politician.
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. 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, 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. He retired from politics in 1988.
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Who was Jock Granter?
Australian politician
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Jock Granter was born on 6 March 1921.
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Jock Granter died on 14 May 2012.
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Jock Granter was a politician.
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Jock Granter was Australian.
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