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

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from 1944 to 1965. He was President of the Legislative Council from 1954 to 1958. Loton was born in

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, to Annie Campbell ( Forrest) and Ernest William Loton. His mother was a niece of Sir

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, the first

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, and his paternal grandfather, Sir

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, was a

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. Loton was educated in

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, attending

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and

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. 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

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, which had been caused by the death of

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. After the 1947 state election, he was made deputy chairman of committees. In May 1954, the President of the Legislative Council, Sir

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Loton, Anthony 1904 births 1998 deaths Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia People educated at Christ Church Grammar School People educated at Hale School Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Presidents of the Western Australian Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians