John Howse

John Howse
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Calare
In office
28 September 1946 – 28 September 1960
Preceded byJohn Breen
Succeeded byJohn England
Personal details
Born(1913-10-10)10 October 1913
Orange, New South Wales
Died11 July 2002(2002-07-11) (aged 88)
Canberra, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
RelationsNeville Howse (father)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationCompany director
Military service
AllegianceAustralia Australia
Branch/serviceRoyal Australian Navy
Years of service1939–1946
RankLieutenant

John Brooke Howse (10 October 1913 – 11 July 2002) was an Australian politician. He was born in Orange, New South Wales, the son of Sir Neville Howse, a minister in the Nationalist government of Stanley Bruce. He attended Geelong Grammar School and the University of Sydney before becoming a company director. He underwent military service 1939–46;[1] on his return, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Liberal Party, defeating Labor's John Breen for his father's old seat of Calare. He held the seat until he resigned on 28 September 1960, becoming a manager and company director. He died in 2002.[2]

  1. ^ "World War II Nominal Roll". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2008.