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:''For the painter see D. Howard Hitchcock'' Howard Hitchcock (31 March 1866 – 22 August 1932) was mayor of the City of Geelong in Victoria, Australia from 1917 to 1922, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for South Western Province from 1925 until 1931.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Re-Member (Former Members) ) 〕 He was also a philanthropist who organised the funding and construction of Australia's Great Ocean Road.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Howard Hitchcock )〕 ==Early life== Hitchcock was born to George Mitchelmore Hitchcock and Annie, ''née'' Lowe in Geelong, Victoria on 31 March 1866. He attended the Flinders State School and other private schools, before working as an assistant in the family firm Bright and Hitchcocks at 18 years of age. After five years he became a junior partner in the company, and on 16 April 1890 he married Charlotte Louisa Turnbull, née Royce. He became a managing director in 1912 when his father died. In 1926, Hitchcock sold the company to five of its employees.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Howard Hitchcock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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