Jack Bruce Holden (10 April 1921 – 6 February 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to produce merchant John Henry Holden and Ada Wanstall. He attended University High School and became a clerk with the Customs Department in 1935. During

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he served with the

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. On 5 November 1943 he married Lisbeth Gilbertson Hutton, with whom he had three children; this marriage was later dissolved. After the war he succeeded his father as proprietor of the family produce firm. In 1955 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

. He served until his defeat in 1967. He was subsequently a partner in an architects' firm, and on 11 June 1976 married Shirley Heather Dawn, who predeceased him. Holden retired in 1974 and on 17 August 1992 married Ella Winifred Hillier. He died in 2002 at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holden, Jack 1921 births 2002 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II People from Essendon, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne Military personnel from Melbourne