John Lynch (Australian politician)

John Lynch
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Werriwa
In office
5 September 1914  13 December 1919
Preceded by Alfred Conroy
Succeeded by Bert Lazzarini
Personal details
Born 1862
Young, New South Wales
Died 15 June 1941 (aged 7879)
Nationality Australian
Political party Labor (191417)
Nationalist (191719)
Occupation Road contractor

John Lynch (1862 15 June 1941) was an Australian politician. Born in Young, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a road contractor and dam sinker. He also selected land at Thuddingra. In 1914, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Werriwa, defeating Liberal MP Alfred Conroy. Lynch was one of the Labor members who followed Prime Minister Billy Hughes when he left the Labor Party in 1916 and formed the Nationalist Party with the Liberals. Lynch won re-election as a Nationalist in 1917 but was defeated in 1919 by Labor's Bert Lazzarini. He became a farmer and rural writer before his death in 1941.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Alfred Conroy
Member for Werriwa
1914 1919
Succeeded by
Bert Lazzarini


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