Sir Alfred John White (2 February 1902 – 31 August 1987) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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. In 1941 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for Denison. He had a long career in Tasmanian state politics, serving as a state minister, before he resigned in 1959 to become Agent-General in London. On his retirement from that position in 1971 he was granted a knighthood. He ran as a candidate for Denison under the banner of the

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at the

1972 Tasmanian state election The 1972 Tasmanian state election was held on 22 April 1972 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were e ...

. White died in

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in 1987. His son,

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, was also a state politician.

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1902 births 1987 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Knights Bachelor Politicians from Melbourne Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub