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 from 1925 until 1931. He was also a philanthropist who organised the funding and construction of Australia's Great Ocean Road.

Read more about Howard Hitchcock:  Early Life, Work On The Great Ocean Road

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