Gordon Jackett

Background

Jackett was born in Laura, South Australia and educated in Adelaide.

Career

He was variously a United Australia Party (UAP), Independent UAP, Democratic Party and Liberal Party member of parliament. His father owned a flour milling business which Jackett inherited and enlarged. He commenced a branch of the business in Strathfield, New South Wales in 1918.

Jackett was an alderman on Burwood Municipal Council between 1922 and 1935 and was elected mayor in 1935.

Jackett was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the United Australia Party member for Burwood at the 1935 state election, succeeding the retiring UAP member Thomas Henley. At the 1938 election, the UAP endorsed both Jackett and Harrie Mitchell.

He died in office in 1951. He did not hold parliamentary, party or ministerial office.

Achievements

• Mitchell won the seat but Jackett regained it as an Independent UAP candidate in 1941.