Jack Mortimer
Jack Mortimer (30 October 1912 – 8 February 1973) was an Australian politician. He received a primary education before becoming a farmer in South Australia. He served in the military from 1942 to 1946[1] and returned as a waterside worker in Port Lincoln where he was a branch secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation.[2] In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Grey. He held the seat until his defeat in 1966, after which he became a businessman in Port Lincoln. Mortimer died by drowning at Port Hedland in 1973.[3][4]
Jack Mortimer | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Grey | |
In office 1 June 1963 – 26 November 1966 | |
Preceded by | Edgar Russell |
Succeeded by | Don Jessop |
Personal details | |
Born | Magill, South Australia | 30 October 1912
Died | 8 February 1973 60) Port Hedland, Western Australia | (aged
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Spouse | Melva Winfield Bähr |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Waterside worker |
Personal life
Mortimer married Melva Bähr, of Ceduna, in 1939. They had a daughter and a son, and farmed at Karkoo.
References
- "Mortimer, Jack". WW2 Nominal Roll. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- Australian Labor Party, Federal Personnel 1901–1975 (PDF). National Centre for Biography.
- Whitlam, Gough. "Deaths of Former Member – Mr T. P. Burke, Mr J. Mortimer, Hon. W. J. F Riordan and Hon. H. V. C. Thorby". Historic Hansard. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
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