The Honourable Sir Thomas Walter White
Commonwealth minister
- Born
- 26 April 1888, North Melbourne, Victoria
- Died
- 13 October 1957, South Yarra, Vic
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Charles James White (hardware merchant)
- Mother
- Emily Jane Jenkins
- Married Vera Deakin (daughter of The Hon Alfred Deakin [qv])
Parliamentary service
| Federal Executive Councillor |
| Member of the House of Representatives |
Career
- FRGS.
- Nationalist.
- United Aust Party.
- Liberal.
- Company dir.
- High Commr for Aust in Lond 1951-56.
- KBE 1952.
Military service
- First World War: Captain 1st AIF (seconded Indian Army
- DFC 1919, MID
- POW). Second World War: Group Captain RAAF.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/white-sir-thomas-walter-12013
Other Online: https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/KZR