Brice Mutton (8 January 1890 – 7 December 1949) was an Australian politician and a member of the

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for nine months in 1949. He was a member of the

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Early life

Mutton was born in Lerryn,

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and was the son of a carpenter. He was educated to elementary level in Cornwall and became a builder. He emigrated to Australia in 1913 and was employed at Cockatoo Docks as shipwright and later established his own building business. He moved to

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in 1923 and became active in community organizations including the Parents and Citizens Association and the Police Boys Club. Mutton was elected as an alderman of Concord Council between 1942 and 1949 and was the mayor from 1942 to 1944 and in 1947. His son

Lerryn Mutton Lerryn William Mutton, (12 October 1924 – 26 July 2015) was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Yaralla in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1978. Mutton was born in Concord, the son of Brice Mu ...

was a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1968 and 1978.

State Parliament

Mutton was the unsuccessful

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candidate for

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at the

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state election. He was defeated by Labor's Bill Carlton. He was also unsuccessful as the

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candidate at the next election in

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. Mutton was eventually elected to parliament as the member for Concord at the 1949 by-election caused by the death of Carlton. However, he died suddenly nine months after his election. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutton, Brice 1890 births 1949 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian people of Cornish descent British emigrants to Australia Australian shipwrights Mayors of places in New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians