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John Johnstone (Australian politician)

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John Johnstone
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
In office
1911–1917
ConstituencyPolwarth
Personal details
Born
John Glass Johnstone

(1857-05-20)20 May 1857
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died2 October 1931(1931-10-02) (aged 74)
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Political partyNationalist
Spouse
Jane Thomson Wilson
(m. 1882)
Children5

John Glass Johnstone (20 May 1857 – 2 October 1931) was an Australian politician.

Biography

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He was born in Geelong to saddler John Johnstone and Margaret Nicol. The family moved to Colac in 1867 and Johnstone was apprenticed to his father as a saddler. He soon purchased a tannery, and on 8 June 1882 married Jane Thomson Wilson, with whom he had five children. In 1883 he established an auctioneering, stock and station agency, and from 1901 to 1902 he served on Colac Shire Council. In 1911 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Polwarth. He served until his resignation in 1917. Johnstone died in Colac in 1931.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Johnstone, John Glass". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Polwarth
1911–1917
Succeeded by