James Albert Dimmitt (21 June 1888 – 29 January 1957) was an Australian politician who was a

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. For example, while the political systems ...

member of the

Legislative Council A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

from 1938 to 1953. He later served as Agent-General for Western Australia from 1953 until his death. Dimmitt was born in Melbourne, and arrived in Western Australia in 1911, where he began working as a salesman. He eventually became a company director, serving on the boards of a wide variety of companies, including a

match A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matc ...

company, an insurance company, a coal-mining firm, and an airline (

West Australian Airways West Australian Airways was an Australian airline based in Geraldton, Western Australia. Established by World War I pilot Norman Brearley on 5 December 1921 as ''Western Australian Airways'', it was the first airline in Australia to establish ...

). His own company, Armstrong Dimmitt Ltd., sold motor vehicle parts and accessories. Dimmitt was elected to parliament in 1938, representing

Metropolitan-Suburban Province The Metropolitan-Suburban Province was a three-member electoral province of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the metropolitan region of Perth. It was created by the ''Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899'', and became effect ...

. He was appointed chairman of committees in the Legislative Council in 1946, replacing James Cornell. In 1953, the Liberal government of

Ross McLarty Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, (17 March 1891 – 22 December 1962) was an Australian politician and the 17th Premier of Western Australia. Early life McLarty was born in Pinjarra, Western Australia, the youngest of seven children of Edward McLarty ...

appointed Dimmitt to the position of agent-general (the government's representative in London), which meant he had to resign from parliament. He served until his death in January 1957.James Albert Dimmitt
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

References

1888 births 1957 deaths Agents-General for Western Australia Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Politicians from Melbourne 20th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian businesspeople {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub