John Maddison

John Maddison
41st Attorney General of New South Wales
In office
3 January 1975 – 14 May 1976
PremierThomas Lewis
Sir Eric Willis
Preceded bySir Ken McCaw
Succeeded byFrank Walker
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Ku-ring-gai
In office
17 November 1973 – 4 July 1980
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byNick Greiner
Personal details
Born(1921-09-04)4 September 1921
Chatswood, New South Wales
Died29 August 1982(1982-08-29) (aged 60)
Warrawee, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseSuzanne Berry-Smith
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralia Australian Army
Years of service1942–1946
RankLieutenant
Unit2nd Australian Imperial Force
53rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Battles/wars

John Clarkson Maddison (4 September 1921 – 29 August 1982) was a New South Wales politician, Attorney General, Minister for Justice and Deputy Leader for the Liberal Party of New South Wales in the cabinets of Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis until the Liberal party lost the 1976 election. Maddison was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Hornsby in 1962 until 1973 and thereon as member for Ku-ring-gai until his retirement in 1980.[1]

  1. ^ "The Hon. John Clarkson Maddison (1921-1982)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.