Jock Nelson
Jock Nelson | |
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| File:JockNelson1959.jpg | |
| Administrator of the Northern Territory | |
| In office 10 December 1973 – 12 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Chaney Sr. |
| Succeeded by | John England |
| Mayor of Alice Springs | |
| In office 1 July 1971 – 8 December 1973 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Brian Martin |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Northern Territory | |
| In office 10 December 1949 – 31 October 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Adair Blain |
| Succeeded by | Sam Calder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Norman Nelson 28 May 1908 |
| Died | 20 June 1991 (aged 83) |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse | Margaret Caroline Nelson (nee Bloomfield) |
| Children | Patrica Barber, Louanne Rosewarne |
| Occupation | Pastoralist |
John Norman Nelson (28 May 1908 – 20 June 1991) was an Australian politician.
Born in Bundaberg, Queensland on 28 May 1908, John Norman Nelson was the son of politician Harold Nelson.[1] Nelson was educated at state schools in Darwin before becoming a jackeroo and goldminer, and later a bore contractor at Alice Springs. After serving in the military from 1942 to 1945, he became a pastoralist.
In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Northern Territory, defeating the sitting independent, Adair Blain. At this time, the member for Northern Territory could only vote on matters relating to the Territory itself. In 1963, he was re-elected unopposed, the last occasion when a member was returned to the House of Representatives in this fashion.
He retired in 1966, an occasion used by the Country Party to take the seat. Nelson returned to pastoralism and served as the first Mayor of Alice Springs (1971 - 1973) before he stepped down[2] to become the Administrator of the Northern Territory (1973–1975) before his death on 20 June 1991.[3]
A local government building centre in Alice Springs is named after him.[citation needed]
See also
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- 1908 births
- 1991 deaths
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Northern Territory
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council
- Administrators of the Northern Territory
- Australian MPs 1949–1951
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