John Lynch (Australian politician)

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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 Hubert Lazzarini. He became a farmer and rural writer before his death in 1941.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Alfred Conroy	Member for Werriwa 1914 – 1919	Succeeded by Hubert Lazzarini

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NAME	Lynch, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Young, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	15 June 1941
PLACE OF DEATH