Jack Marks (politician) explained

Jack Marks
Order:1st
Office:Mayor of Vincent
Term Start:1995
Term End:1998
Successor:John Hyde
Birth Date:20 December 1924
Allegiance:Australia
Branch:RAAF
Serviceyears:1943–1946
Rank:Warrant Officer

Albert John Marks, best known as Jack Marks (20 December 1924 – 2 October 1998) was an Australian politician and trade union official.

Early life

Marks was born in 1924 in the western suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. His father, also Albert Marks, was a shop manager.[1]

Marks served in the Royal Australian Air Force between 1943 and 1946.[2]

Political career

Marks was elected as a councillor of the City of Perth in 1988. He served as deputy to Lord Mayor Reg Withers in 1993.[3]

In 1995 Marks became the first mayor of the Town of Vincent when commissioners that had replaced Council when the City of Perth was split were, in turn, replaced by an elected Council in May 1995.

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituaries - Communist union boss veered to Right. . The Australian . 12 October 1998 . McIlwraith, John . Factiva.
  2. Web site: Marks, Albert John . Commonwealth of Australia . World War Two Nominal Roll . 14 March 2015.
  3. News: No-bulldust Jack Left His Marks On Fabric Of Perth . The West Australian . 3 October 1998 . Townsend, John . Factiva.