John England (Australian politician)

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John Armstrong England (12 October 1911 – 18 June 1985) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended state schools and then Brisbane Boys College. He was a bank officer before undertaking military service from 1944 to 1946. From 1947 he was a farmer near Grenfell in New South Wales. In 1960, England was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Calare, in the by-election caused by the resignation of John Howse. He held the seat until his retirement in 1975. In 1976, he was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory, a position he held until 1981. He died in 1985.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by John Howse	Member for Calare 1960 – 1975	Succeeded by Sandy Mackenzie

Persondata
NAME	England, John Armstrong
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	12 October 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney
DATE OF DEATH	18 June 1985
PLACE OF DEATH