Joseph Kirton

Joseph William Kirton
Joseph William Kirton MLA
In office
1 April 1889 – 21 December 1921
Preceded byCharles Jones
Succeeded byWilliam Collard Smith
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Ballarat West
In office
1 November 1894 – 1 May 1904
Preceded byWilliam Collard Smith
Succeeded byHarry Bennett
In office
1 July 1907 – 1 December 1908
Preceded byHarry Bennett
Succeeded byAndrew McKissock
Personal details
Born(1861-11-23)23 November 1861
Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Died12 October 1935(1935-10-12) (aged 73)
Balwyn, Australia
Political party
unalligned
  • (1889–94)
  • (1894–1904)
  • (1907–08)
SpouseViolette Finnis
OccupationAuctioneer and Commission Agent

Joseph William Kirton (1861-1935) was an Australian politician, who after primary school was apprenticed to a trade, worked in the Victorian Post and Telegraph Department, with continued studies he became an Auctioneer and Commission Agent. He served thee terms in the Victorian Parliament and became a Director and the Chief President of the Australian Natives' Association.