John Morris (Australian politician) explained

John Morris
Senator for New South Wales
Term Start:1 July 1985
Term End:30 June 1990
Birth Date:1936 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Young Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Labor Party
Children:John Thomas Carlton (deceased), Denise
Occupation:Unionist

John Joseph Morris (12 June 1936 – 8 February 2013) was an Australian politician. Born in Wallsend, New South Wales, he was a founder of the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union before becoming its NSW Secretary and President and eventually the National President. In 1976 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member.[1] He left the Council in 1984 to contest the Australian Senate for New South Wales, in which he was successful. He remained in the Senate until he retired in 1990.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. The Hon. John Joseph Morris (1936-2013) . 1939 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
  2. morris-john-joseph. MORRIS, John Joseph (1936–2013). Geoffrey. Hawker. 2017. 2023-01-08.
  3. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-11-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 .