John Gordon (Victorian politician)
John Gordon (27 September 1858 – 3 December 1937) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Wallan to farmer Neil Gordon and Margaret McKay. He grew up around Balmattan, Benalla and Euroa, and became a general storekeeper aroudn 1878 at Nagambie. He also acquired land in the area and grazed sheep and shorthorn cattle. He served on Goulburn Valley Shire Council from 1896 to 1926 and was thrice president (1899–1900, 1908–09, 1917–18). In 1911 he won a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Waranga. A Liberal and then a Nationalist, he served as a minister without portfolio from 1923 to 1924 and as Minister of Agriculture and Water Supply from March to July 1924. Gordon retired in 1929, and died at Nagambie in 1937.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Gordon, John". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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| Preceded by Martin Cussen |
Member for Waranga 1911–1927 |
Succeeded by Ernest Coyle |
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