Frederick Hewitt
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The Honourable Frederick Hewitt |
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| Minister for Social Welfare Minister for Child Welfare |
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In office 3 September 1968 – 11 March 1971 |
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| Premier | Robert Askin |
| Preceded by | Harry Jago |
| Succeeded by | John Lloyd Waddy |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | |
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In office 11 March 1971 – 14 May 1976 |
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| Premier |
Robert Askin Tom Lewis Sir Eric Willis |
| Preceded by | Eric Willis |
| Succeeded by | Paul Landa (as Minister for Industrial Relations) |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 23 April 1955 – 31 July 1976 |
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| Succeeded by | Peter Philips |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 July 1908 Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 22 November 1976 (aged 68) Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (NSW Division) |
| Spouse(s) | Enid Brown |
| Occupation | Company director |
| Awards |
 Australia Service Medal
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch |
Australian Army
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| Years of service | 1942 – 1945 |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Unit | 7th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Frederick Maclean ("Mac") Hewitt, (11 July 1908 – 22 November 1976) was an Australian company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the 21 years from 1955 to 1976 representing the Liberal Party, serving as Leader of the Liberal Party in the council as well as on the Askin cabinet as Minister for Child and Social Welfare and later as Minister for Labour and Industry. He continued to serve in the Lewis and Willis cabinets in the portfolios of Labour and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Federal Affairs. Following the Coalition loss at the 1976 election, Hewitt continued to serve as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Liberal Party in the council until his retirement, before his death a few months later.
Mac Hewitt (as he was commonly known) was born in Muswellbrook in 1908, the son of grazier Frederick James Hewitt and Ida May Watt. Hewitt received his early education at Muswellbrook Public School and when his family moved to Neutral Bay in Sydney he received his education at Neutral Bay Superior Public School, and Neutral Bay Junior Technical School. Leaving school at age sixteen, Hewitt commenced work with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney and continued to work there until 1945. On 19 January 1939 Hewitt married Enid Brown and they had one daughter and one son.
During the Second World War, Hewitt signed up to the 7th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps, as a Gunner part-time and served from 1942 to 1945. Following the war Hewitt became a company director for various companies including as assistant secretary of City and Suburban Timber Merchants (1954–1956), a director of Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers (1953-1968), and the Australian New Guinea Corporation (1961-1968).
Hewitt joined the newly founded Liberal Party of Australia in 1945 and was a founding member of the Mosman branch of the party, eventually rising to a position on the party's State Council. His prominence in the local community and in business soon led to his election to the then indirectly elected Legislative Council of New South Wales on 25 November 1954, taking his seat on 23 April 1955. He continued his prominence in the Sydney business community while he was in office, becoming President of Sydney Junior Chamber of Commerce and president of Sydney Chamber of Commerce from 1966 to 1967 and as president of the Wine and Food Society of New South Wales (1960-1961).
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