John Perkins (Australian politician)

John Perkins
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Eden-Monaro
In office
6 March 1926 – 12 October 1929
Preceded byAustin Chapman
Succeeded byJohn Cusack
In office
19 December 1931 – 21 August 1943
Preceded byJohn Cusack
Succeeded byAllan Fraser
Personal details
Born(1878-05-18)18 May 1878
Gocup, New South Wales
Died13 July 1954(1954-07-13) (aged 76)
Manly, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNationalist (1926–1929)
UAP (1931–43)
SpouseEvelyn Mary Bray
OccupationLocal councillor

John Arthur Perkins (18 May 1878 – 13 July 1954) was an Australian newsagent, bookseller and politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1926 to 1943, representing the seat of Eden-Monaro for the Nationalist Party of Australia and its successor the United Australia Party. He was a minister in the governments of Joseph Lyons and Robert Menzies.