John Alexander "Ian" Pettitt (25 September 1910 – 25 December 1977) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he was educated at Geelong College before becoming a farmer at

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. He served in the military from 1940 to 1943.World War II Nominal Roll
/ref> In 1963, he was elected to the

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as the Country Party member for Hume, defeating

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member

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. He held the seat until 1972, when he was defeated by Labor's

Frank Olley Frank Olley (18 January 1927 – 21 July 1988) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Granville Technical College before becoming an electrical tradesman with the Electricity Commission of New South Wales. He was involv ...

. He died on

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1977.

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