John Warner (Australian politician)

The Honourable John Warner
Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office 22 November 1983 – 1 November 1986
Preceded by	Selwyn Muller
Succeeded by	Kev Lingard
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Toowoomba South
In office 7 December 1974 – 1 November 1986
Preceded by	Peter Wood
Succeeded by	Clive Berghofer
Personal details
Born	John Herbert Warner (1923-11-26)26 November 1923 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 September 1991(1991-09-20) (aged 67) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National Party
Spouse	Mary Sword (m.1949)
Occupation	Farmer and grazier

John Herbert Warner (26 November 1923 – 20 September 1991) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Warner was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of A.F. Warner and his wife Elizabeth Hazel (née Hollis) and was educated at The King's School, Parramatta. He worked as a farmer and grazier and in World War II served with the RAAF as a Flight Officer-Pilot working in the Pacific and USA operating air-sea rescues.[1]

He married Mary Alison Sword in 1949[2] and together had three sons and a daughter. Warner died in Toowoomba in September 1991.[1]

Public career

Warner won the seat of Toowoomba South for the Country Party at the 1974 Queensland state election,[1] defeating the sitting member Peter Wood of the Labor.[3] He represented the electorate for almost twelve years, retiring from politics in 1986.[1]

Warner was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 until 1986.[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
2. Motion of Condolence — Hansard. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
3. Wood, Mr Peter, OAM — Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Selwyn Muller	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 1983–1986	Succeeded by Kev Lingard
Preceded by Peter Wood	Member for Toowoomba South 1974–1986	Succeeded by Clive Berghofer