John Armstrong England CMG (12 October 191118 June 1985) was an Australian politician and

Administrator of the Northern Territory The Administrator of the Northern Territory is an official appointed by the Governor-General of Australia to represent the government of the Commonwealth in the Northern Territory, Australia. They perform functions similar to those of a state gov ...

Early life

Born in Sydney, John England attended state schools and then

Brisbane Boys' College (Let Honour Stainless Be) , established = 1902 , type = Independent, single-sex, day and boarding , denomination = Presbyterian and Uniting Church , slogan = , headmaster = André Casson , city = Toowong , state = Queensland , count ...

Career

He was a bank officer before undertaking military service from 1942 to 1946.World War II Nominal Roll
/ref> From 1947 he was a farmer near Grenfell in

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

. In 1960, England was elected to the

Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. The term of members o ...

as the Country Party member for Calare, in the

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

caused by the resignation of John Howse. He held the seat until his retirement in 1975. In 1978, he was appointed

, a position he held until 1981. In the New Year's Honours of 1979, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.It's an Honour
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Death

He died in 1985.

References

National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Calare Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1911 births 1985 deaths Administrators of the Northern Territory Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George 20th-century Australian politicians Australian colonels {{Australia-National-politician-stub