Frederick Richard "Fred" White (6 February 1927 – 20 October 1973) was an

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politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of

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from 1967 until his death. White was born in

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but was raised in the country, attending

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. He enlisted in the

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(RAAF) in February 1945, just after his 18th birthday, and served until the war ended later in the year. White worked as a tradesman for a period after the war, and then studied teaching at the

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and

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. Beginning in 1959, he worked as a science teacher at various high schools in the Perth metropolitan area. He was elected to the

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in 1963, while still working as a teacher, and served as shire president from 1965 to 1968. White entered parliament at a 1967 Legislative Council by-election, necessitated by the death of Ray Jones, and was re-elected at the 1968 state election. However, his time in parliament was cut short by his sudden death in October 1973, at the age of 46. White had married Joyce Mary Bridges in 1953, with whom he had three children.Frederick Richard White
Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2016.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Fred 1927 births 1973 deaths Australian schoolteachers Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II University of Western Australia alumni Mayors of places in Western Australia Western Australian local councillors