Anthony Loton

Anthony Lloyd Loton (13 February 1904 – 14 May 1998) was an Australian politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1944 to 1965. He was President of the Legislative Council from 1954 to 1958.

The Honourable Anthony Loton
President of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
In office 17 June 1954 – 6 August 1958
Preceded by	Sir Harold Seddon
Succeeded by	Sir Charles Latham
Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
In office 18 November 1944 – 21 May 1950
Preceded by	Harold Piesse
Succeeded by	George Bennetts
Constituency	South-East Province
In office 21 May 1950 – 21 May 1965
Preceded by	George Bennetts
Succeeded by	Edward House
Constituency	South Province
Personal details
Born	13 February 1904 Upper Swan, Western Australia
Died	14 May 1998 (aged 94) Kalamunda, Western Australia
Political party	Country

Loton was born in Upper Swan, Western Australia, to Annie Campbell (née Forrest) and Ernest William Loton. His mother was a niece of Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia, and his paternal grandfather, Sir William Loton, was a Mayor of Perth. Loton was educated in Perth, attending Christ Church Grammar School and Hale School. After leaving school, he initially farmed on his father's farm at Upper Swan, but later took over a property in Popanyinning (a small Wheatbelt locality). Prominent in agricultural circles, Loton was elected to parliament at a 1944 by-election for the Legislative Council's South-East Province, which had been caused by the death of Harold Piesse. After the 1947 state election, he was made deputy chairman of committees. In May 1954, the President of the Legislative Council, Sir Harold Seddon, lost his seat, and Loton was elected in his place. The first holder of the office from the Country Party, he served in the position for just over four years, leaving office in August 1958. Loton retired from parliament at the 1965 state election.[1]

References

1. Anthony Lloyd Loton – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2016.