Jack Stewart (New South Wales politician)
Jack Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Charlestown | |
| In office 13 February 1971 – 19 September 1972 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Richard Face |
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kahibah | |
| In office 13 April 1957 – 13 January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1910 Lithgow, New South Wales Australia |
| Died | 19 September 1972 Adamstown, New South Wales Australia |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Eileen Dorothy Chillinsworth |
| Children | One son |
| Residence(s) | Adamstown, New South Wales |
| Profession | Politician/ Boilermaker |
John Julius Thomas Stewart (6 January 1910 – 19 September 1972) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1972, representing the electorates of Kahibah (1957–71) and Charlestown (1971–72).
Early life
[edit]Stewart was born to parents Charles Thomas Stewart, a Caulker, and Mary Jane Sheen. Stewart jnr was educated at Wickham and Cooks Hill Boys' High School. He apprenticed to boilermaking at Walsh Island Government dockyard in Newcastle.[1]
After a long period of unemployment in the 1930s Great Depression, Stewart married Eileen Dorothy Chillinsworth on 4 December 1950 to whom they had one son. He was a Freemason.[1]
Politics
[edit]Stewart joined the Labor Party in 1926. He was a member of the Hamilton, Adamstown and Dudley-Redhead branches. He was President of Kahabah state electoral council.
Stewart won Labor pre-selection for the Electoral district of Kahibah and contested and won the seat at the 1957 by-election, following the death of Independent member Tom Armstrong.[2] He won re-election at the 1959,[3] 1962,[4] 1965,[5] and 1968 elections.[6] With abolition of the seat of Kahibah at the 1971 election, Stewart switched seats to the nearby seat of Charlestown.[7] He won the seat but died shortly after the election.[1]
Death
[edit]Shortly after winning the seat of Charlestown, Stewart died at his home on 19 September 1972 (aged 62). His funeral was held at Beresfield crematorium by Adamstown Methodist Church ministers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mr John Julius Thomas Stewart (1910–1972)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Kahibah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Kahibah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Kahibah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Kahibah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1957 Kahibah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Charlestown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
