John Jennings (Australian politician) explained

John Jennings
Constituency Mp1:South Sydney
Parliament1:Australian
Predecessor1:Edward Riley
Successor1:Seat abolished
Term Start1:19 December 1931
Term End1:15 September 1934
Constituency Mp2:Watson
Parliament2:Australian
Predecessor2:New seat
Successor2:Max Falstein
Term Start2:15 September 1934
Term End2:21 September 1940
Birth Date:1878 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality:Australian
Party:United Australia Party
Occupation:Retailer
Awards:Member of the Order of the British Empire
Allegiance:Victoria
Branch:Victorian Mounted Rifles
Serviceyears:1899–1901
Rank:Private
Battles:Second Boer War

John Thomas Jennings, (19 December 1878 – 20 December 1968) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended state schools before becoming a retailer of dental supplies. He underwent military service from 1899 to 1901 and served in South Africa during the Second Boer War with the Victorian Mounted Rifles. In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the United Australia Party member for South Sydney in New South Wales. South Sydney was abolished in 1934 and replaced with Watson; Jennings contested Watson and won. He held the seat until 1940, when he was defeated by Labor candidate Max Falstein. Jennings died in 1968.[1]

Between 1928 and 1958 Jennings served as National President of the Australian Dental Trade Association (ADTA), which now trades as the Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA). He remains that organization's longest serving federal president.

Jennings was the brother of Albert Victor Jennings, founder of the A.V. Jennings building company in Melbourne, Australia, and the uncle of Doug Jennings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-06-06 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 .