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

  1. ^ a b Granter, Frederick James ('Jock') at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
  2. ^ a b "Frederick James Granter". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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