Joshua Whitsitt

Joshua Whitsitt
Member of the Australian Parliament for Darwin
In office 16 December 1922 – 3 October 1925
Preceded by	George Bell
Succeeded by	George Bell
Personal details
Born	1870 Ireland
Died	14 September 1943 (aged 72–73)
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Liberal (1909–16) Independent (1916–22) Country (1922–25)
Occupation	Farmer

Joshua Thomas Hoskins Whitsitt (1870 – 14 September 1943) was an Australian politician. Born in Ireland, where he was educated, he migrated to Tasmania as a youth, becoming a bank officer and farmer at Cooee. In 1909 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as one of the members for Darwin, representing the Commonwealth Liberal Party. His erratic voting behaviour eventually led to his becoming an independent, successfully defending his seat in 1916 and 1919. In 1922, he transferred to federal politics, winning the federal seat of Darwin in the Australian House of Representatives for the Country Party, defeating sitting Nationalist member George Bell. He retired in 1925, returning to farming. Whitsitt died in 1943.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by George Bell	Member for Darwin 1922 – 1925	Succeeded by George Bell