GILLETT, ERIC WILLIAM CR.
1938 - 19513 x B/W photographic prints of Eric William Gillett. a) Image shows a younger man, clean shaven with wavy dark hair. He is wearing a grey jacket with matching waistcoat, white collared shirt and diagonally striped tie. Printed beneath [GILLETT 1939-40]. b) Image shows a head-on portrait of Gillett, he is wearing a dark striped jacket, with a grey waistcoat, white collared shirt and soft diagonally striped tie. Printed beneath [GILLETT 1946-47]. c) Image shows Gillett in partial profile, wearing a grey subtly pinstriped jacket with matching waistcoat, white pocket handkerchief, white collared shirt and soft diagonally striped tie. Printed beneath [1950-51]. d) A clean-shaven young man with dark, curly hair, he is wearing a white shirt with Eton collar, dark tie, waistcoat and jacket, with a folded handkerchief in the pocket. Printed beneath [GILLETT 1938-39].
Eric W Gillett was born in 1899 in the town of York to Frederick Charles Gillett and Ada Mary (née Hussey). He was educated at state schools in Pingelly and Claremont, before completing his education at Scotch College.
Gillett completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia, and in 1921 was president of the student guild. Graduating in 1922 with first-class honours in English and Latin, he completed a Bachelor of Law at the University of London and 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.
Gillett married Mary Alexander Martin in 1927 and lived in Claremont.
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, Gillett was elected to the University's Senate by convocation. In 1943, he became Pro-Chancellor, and on 15 March 1948, upon the retirement of Professor Sir Walter Murdoch, he was the first graduate of the University to serve in either role. He held the role of chancellor until 1956, when he retired and was succeeded by Sir Alexander Reid, but continued as a member of the Senate until 1966.
Gillett died at Bethesda Hospital, Claremont, on 18 October 1987.
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