title: Percy Whitton
text: # Percy Whitton
  
  Percy Whitton ISO (28 January 1861 – 14 March 1923) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs between October 1922 and his death in March 1923.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Whitton was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 28 January 1861.
  
  In 1902, Whitton transferred to the Commonwealth Audit Office and worked under its first Auditor-General John William Israel.
  
  In 1910 he was appointed Collector of Customs for Victoria, a job in which he stayed until 1917 when he became Chief Prices Commissioner under the War Precautions Act.
  
  In October 1922 he took up the position of Comptroller-General of Customs.
  
  On 14 March 1923, Whitton suffered a heart attack and died in his sleep at his home on Munro Street, Armadale in Melbourne.
  
  ## Awards
  
  Whitton was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in June 1918 whilst Commonwealth Collector of Customs in Victoria.
  
  