John Howse Explained

John Howse
Constituency Mp:Calare
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:John Breen
Successor:John England
Term Start:28 September 1946
Term End:28 September 1960
Birth Date:1913 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Orange, New South Wales
Death Place:Canberra, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party of Australia
Relations:Neville Howse (father)
Alma Mater:University of Sydney
Occupation:Company director
Allegiance: Australia
Branch:Royal Australian Navy
Serviceyears:1939–1946
Rank:Lieutenant

John Brooke Howse (10 October 1913  - 11 July 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in Orange, New South Wales, the son of Sir Neville Howse, a minister in the Nationalist government of Stanley Bruce. He attended Geelong Grammar School and the University of Sydney before becoming a company director. He underwent military service 1939–46;[1] on his return, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party, defeating Labor's John Breen for his father's old seat of Calare. He held the seat until he resigned on 28 September 1960, becoming a manager and company director. He died in 2002.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World War II Nominal Roll . 8 November 2015 . 23 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923121812/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=221962 . dead .
  2. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-05-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 .