John Brooke Howse (10 October 1913 – 11 July 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in
Orange, New South Wales
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, the son of
Sir Neville Howse, a minister in the
Nationalist
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government of
Stanley Bruce
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. He attended Geelong Grammar School and the
University of Sydney
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before becoming a company director. He underwent military service 1939–46;
on his return, he was elected to the
Australian House of Representatives
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for the
Liberal Party
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, defeating
Labor
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's
John Breen for his father's old seat of
Calare. He held the seat until he resigned on 28 September 1960, becoming a manager and company director. He died in 2002.
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Liberal 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
Royal Australian Navy personnel of World War II
1913 births
2002 deaths
20th-century Australian politicians
People educated at Geelong Grammar School
Royal Australian Navy officers
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