Hugh Hiscutt
Hugh James Hiscutt AM (10 July 1926 – 21 March 2023) was an Australian politician who was an Independent Member of the Parliament of Tasmania from 1983 to 1995.
Life and career
[edit]Hiscutt was born in Burnie, Tasmania on 10 July 1926. In 1983 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for West Devon. He held the seat until he retired in 1995, at which point he was succeeded by his brother Des.[1] His niece by marriage is Leonie Hiscutt, a sitting member of parliament.
In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hiscutt was awarded Membership of the Order of Australia in the General Division (AM) for 'significant service to the people and Parliament of Tasmania, and to the community of West Devon'.[2]
Hiscutt died in Howth, Tasmania on 21 March 2023, at the age of 96.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hiscutt, Hugh James". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Queen's Birthday 2020 Honours List, 2020, Available from: http://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-06/QB2020%20Gazette%20-%20O%20of%20A.PDF. Accessed 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Hugh James Hiscutt AM". My Tributes. The Mercury. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.