John Tate (Australian politician)
John Tate | |
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Senator for New South Wales | |
In office 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1953 | |
Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
In office 23 December 1947 – 30 November 1956 | |
Constituency |
Gipps Ward City Ward |
Alderman of the Ryde Municipal Council | |
In office 2 December 1944 – 8 December 1948 | |
Councillor of the Cumberland County Council | |
In office 20 September 1945 – 31 January 1951 | |
Succeeded by | Clement Weil |
Constituency | No. 8 |
Personal details | |
Born |
21 March 1894 Wellington, Colony of New Zealand |
Died |
21 January 1977 84) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | (aged
John Percival Tate (21 March 1894 – 21 January 1977) was a New Zealand-born Australian politician. Born in Wellington, he was educated in New Zealand before becoming an architect. Having migrated to Australia, he became a construction manager with the Allied Works Council in New South Wales 1940–1945. He served on Ryde Municipal Council,[1] Sydney City Council[2] and Cumberland County Council.[3][4] In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for New South Wales.[5] He held the seat until his retirement in 1953. Tate died in 1977.[6][7][8]
References
- ↑ "Civic Reform Retains City Council Control". Truth (2863). New South Wales. 3 December 1944. p. 22. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Reform Candidate For Gipps Ward By-election". The Sydney Morning Herald (34, 308). 6 December 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""Costly And Cumbersome" Election Criticised". The Sydney Morning Herald (33, 618). 21 September 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CHAIRMAN TO QUIT". The Sydney Morning Herald (35, 278). 15 January 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "CANDIDATE FOR SENATE". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate (3970). New South Wales. 31 August 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ↑ Sarah-Jane Rennie, 'Tate, John Percival (1894–1977)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 2002, accessed online 11 March 2017.
- ↑ "John Percival Tate". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
Government offices | ||
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New title | Chairman of the Cumberland County Council 1945 – 1951 |
Succeeded by Ronald Stark Luke |
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