Eric William Gillett

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Biographical informationE. W. Gillett, BA, LLB, Hon.DLitt., was born in 1899 and educated at state schools in Pingelly and Claremont. He gained an Exhibition to attend UWA in 1918 and was the President of the Guild of Undergraduates in 1921. He completed a Bachelor of Arts at UWA and he completed a Bachelor of Laws at the University of London. He was admitted to the Bar in Western Australia in 1924. He then worked as a solicitor in Perth, becoming a partner in the law firm Darbyshire and Gillett. During World War II, he served with the Australian Army Legal Corps.

In 1935, he was elected to the Municipality of Claremont for the South ward. He was elected mayor of the municipality on 23 November 1940, in which capacity he served until 1953.

In 1931, he was elected to the University's Senate by convocation. In 1943, he became Pro-Chancellor, and Chancellor on 15 March 1948. He was the first graduate of the University to serve in either role.

He retired as Chancellor in 1956 but continued as a member of the Senate until 1966.

Gillett Promenade on the UWA Crawley Campus is named in his honour.Post-nominalsBA, LLB, Hon.DLittOther nameE.W. GillettDate of death18 October 1987

2125P - Queen Elizabeth II and Chancellor E Gillett during royal tour - 29 March 1954 - Walking on lawn - Cropped from 2191P

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Source of informationPope, Joan, Wendy Birman and Ronald Bodycoat, Personalities and Places on Crawley Campus (University of Western Australia Historical Society, 2013)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_William_Gillett

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Eric William Gillett

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