John Harold Mostyn (1887 – 9 July 1956) was the 55th

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and a rugby league administrator.

Early life and background

Jack Mostyn was born at

Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney on a great circle at an altitude of . Orange had an estimated urban population of 40,493 Estimated resident population, 3 ...

in 1887 and was an electrician by trade.

Political career

Mostyn was elected as an Alderman of the

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for Camperdown Ward for the

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in 1924. In 1927 he became

. He left office in early 1928, with the dismissal of the City of Sydney and its replacement by a board of commissioners.

NSW Rugby League

Mostyn became the president of the St George District Rugby League Football Club in 1938 and stayed in that role for eight years until 1944, when he lost a ballot for re-election. He was president during the club's first premiership win in

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. Mostyn was also the

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delegate to the NSWRFL for many years.

Later life

A long time resident of

Carlton, New South Wales Carlton is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlton is located 15 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Carlton lies across the boundary of two loc ...

, Jack Mostyn died on 9 July 1956, age 69. He was later buried at Woronora Cemetery,

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.Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice. 10 July 1956

References

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