Perceval Shipton

Background

He was born at Teignmouth in Devon to Royal Navy commander John Perceval Shipton and Helen Hale.

Education

He moved to Australia at a young age and attended The King"s School in Parramatta.

Career

He worked as a woolclasser before purchasing a dairy farm at Milton. He owned additional property in England, and was active in the surf lifesaving community, with a long membership of the Surf Life Saving Association. Shipton died in Sydney in 1972.

Achievements

• During World World War II he served in the AIF, attaining the rank of corporal. He was the first rural member of the executive and a founder of the Mollymook Surf Club.

Membership

A member of the Liberal Party, he served on the state executive from 1954 to 1970 and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1964 to 1972.