Doctor John Howard Lidgett Cumpston
Public service head
- Born
- 19 June 1880, South Yarra, Victoria
- Died
- 9 October 1954, Forrest, Australian Capital Territory
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- George William Cumpston (warehouseman)
- Mother
- Elizabeth Newman (kindergarten teacher)
- Married Gladys Maeva Walpole (daughter of G A Walpole); father of Dr Amy Gladys Cumpston [qv], Dora Margaret Cumpston [qv], Ina Mary Cumpston [qv] and John Stanley Cumpston [qv]
Degrees
| 1902 | Bachelor of Medicine | The University of Melbourne |
| 1903 | Bachelor of Surgery | The University of Melbourne |
| 1907 | Doctor of Medicine | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- DPH (RCS Eng and RCP Lond) 1906.
- Med practitioner (regd Vic 9 Dec 1902.
- regd ACT 5 Nov 1930).
- Dir-Gen, Cwlth Dept of Health 1921-45.
- CMG 1929.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cumpston-john-howard-lidgett-5846
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000336b.htm
Other:
- UMA, ACT Med Reg, Vic Med Reg 1946.