John Hearman

John Hearman
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
30 June 1959 – 23 March 1968
Preceded byJames Hegney
Succeeded byHugh Guthrie
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
25 March 1950 – 23 March 1968
Preceded byNone (new creation)
Succeeded byRon Kitney
ConstituencyBlackwood
Personal details
Born(1910-11-10)10 November 1910
Mortlake, Surrey, England
Died20 February 1994(1994-02-20) (aged 83)
Western Australia
Political partyLiberal

John Merrifield Hearman CMG (10 November 1910 – 20 February 1994) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1950 to 1968, representing the seat of Blackwood. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1968, with only Sir James Lee-Steere having served in the position longer.