John Dunningham

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John Montgomery Dunningham (21 January 1884 – 26 May 1938) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Sydney to labourer John Dunningham and Annie, née Fowler. He attended Forest Lodge Public School and St James College in Sydney before working as a clerk at the School of Arts library. On 22 February 1913 he married Mary Agnes Britnall Hossack, with whom he would have a son. He continued to work as a clerk in various positions, and served on Randwick Council from 1917 to 1931 (mayor 1927–28). In 1928 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Nationalist member for Coogee; he was appointed Minister for Labour and Industry in 1932. In that year he also served on the council of the National Roads and Motorists Association, and he held many sporting positions including chairman of the Royal Life Saving Association and vice-president of the New South Wales Rugby Union. Dunningham died in Sydney in 1938.^[1]

References

↑ "Mr John Montgomery Dunningham (1884–1938)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

Civic offices
Preceded by Ernest Tresidder	Mayor of Randwick 1927 – 1928	Succeeded by John Jennings
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by Hyman Goldstein	Member for Coogee 1928–1938	Succeeded by Thomas Mutch

Persondata
Name	Dunningham, John
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	21 January 1884
Place of birth
Date of death	26 May 1938
Place of death

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