John Charles McIntosh (11 April 1901 – 10 August 1971) was an Australian politician. He was born in Lismore to solicitor John Charles McIntosh. He was educated at Lismore and

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and followed his father into law, being admitted as a solicitor in 1924. During

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he served in

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with the

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. In addition to his legal practice, he owned a farm at Bexhill and directed a number of local media companies, along with being active in a number of Lismore sports clubs. He was married twice and had two children. From 1964 to 1971 he was a Country Party member of the

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. McIntosh died at Lismore in 1971.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, John 1901 births 1971 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II