John Gordon
Personal details
Born(1858-09-27)27 September 1858
Wallan, Victoria
Died3 December 1937(1937-12-03) (aged 79)
Nagambie
NationalityAustralian
Political partyNationalist Party of Australia

John Gordon (27 September 1858 – 3 December 1937) was an Australian politician.

Gordon was born in Wallan to farmer Neil Gordon and Margaret McKay. He grew up around Balmattan, Benalla and Euroa, and became a general storekeeper around 1878 at Nagambie. He also acquired land in the area and grazed sheep and shorthorn cattle.[1]

Gordon served on Goulburn Valley Shire Council from 1896 to 1926 and was thrice president (1899–1900, 1908–09, 1917–18). In 1911 he won a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Waranga. A Liberal and then a Nationalist, he served as a minister without portfolio from 1923 to 1924 and as Minister of Agriculture and Water Supply from March to July 1924.[1]

Gordon retired in 1929, and died at Nagambie in 1937.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Gordon, John". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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