John Kennedy (public servant)

For other people named John Francis Kennedy, see John Francis Kennedy (disambiguation).
John Kennedy
Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
In office
6 July 1944 – 6 February 1949
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Francis Kennedy

(1884-02-07)7 February 1884
Leichhardt, Sydney
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPublic servant

John Joseph Francis Kennedy (7 February 1884 – ?) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs between 1944 and 1949.

Life and career

Kennedy was born on 7 February 1884 in Leichhardt, Sydney and was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham.[1] He began his Commonwealth Public Service career as a junior clerk in the Postmaster-General's Department, but transferred the next year to the Department of Trade and Customs.[1]

After holding an appointment as sub-controller of Customs at Sydney for some time,[2] Kennedy was appointed customs collector at Point Adelaide in 1934.[3] He left Adelaide in 1936 when appointed customs collector in Victoria.[4]

In November 1943, Kennedy was appointed Assistant Controller-General (administrative).[5] From 6 July 1944 to his retirement on 6 February 1949, Kennedy was Head of the Department of Trade and Customs.[6][7] Kennedy's retirement dinner was held at the Federal Hotel and attendees included Senator Ben Courtice, then Minister for Trade and Customs.[8] As a retirement present, he was presented with a fishing kit, including waders, rods, reels and hooks.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Customs Head: Mr. Kennedy, Acting-Comptroller". Townsville Daily Bulletin. 10 June 1944. p. 2.
  2. ^ "New Collector of Customs: N.S.W. Man for Port Adelaide Post". 16 January 1934. p. 3.
  3. ^ "New Customs Collector: Mr. J. J. Kennedy". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. Sydney, NSW. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Farewell to Collector of Customs". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA. 9 April 1936. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Mr. Kennedy Head of Customs". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 15 July 1944. p. 3.
  6. ^ "New Customs Head: Appointment of Mr. Kennedy". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. 17 July 1944. p. 2.
  7. ^ CA 10: Department of Trade and Customs, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 11 August 2016, retrieved 1 September 2015
  8. ^ "Customs Head retires". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 February 1949. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Angler couldn't bear to use gift outfit". The Argus. Melbourne. 4 February 1949. p. 3.
Government offices
Preceded by Controller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs
1944 – 1949 		Succeeded by