John Warner (Australian politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
John Warner
Office1:Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:22 November 1983
Term End1:1 November 1986
Predecessor1:Selwyn Muller
Successor1:Kev Lingard
Constituency Am2:Toowoomba South
Assembly2:Queensland Legislative
Term Start2:7 December 1974
Term End2:1 November 1986
Predecessor2:Peter Wood
Successor2:Clive Berghofer
Birth Date:26 November 1923
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:John Herbert Warner
Spouse:Mary Sword (m.1949)
Party:National Party
Occupation:Farmer and grazier

John Herbert Warner (26 November 1923 – 20 September 1991) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Warner was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of A.F. Warner and his wife Elizabeth Hazel (née Hollis) and was educated at The King's School, Parramatta. He worked as a farmer and grazier and in World War II served with the RAAF as a Flight Officer-Pilot working in the Pacific and USA operating air-sea rescues.[1]

He married Mary Alison Sword in 1949[2] and together had three sons and a daughter. Warner died in Toowoomba in September 1991.[1]

Public career

Warner won the seat of Toowoomba South for the Country Party at the 1974 Queensland state election,[1] defeating the sitting member Peter Wood of the Labor.[3] He represented the electorate for almost twelve years, retiring from politics in 1986.[1]

Warner was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 until 1986.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 13 June 2016.
  2. http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/hansard/1991/911001ha.pdf Motion of Condolence
  3. http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=1216369529 Wood, Mr Peter, OAM