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Jack Aiken

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Jack Aiken
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Warrego
In office
17 May 1969 – 7 December 1974
Preceded byJohn Dufficy
Succeeded byNeil Turner
Personal details
Born
John Albert Aiken

(1918-03-17)17 March 1918
Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 September 2016(2016-09-03) (aged 98)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseBarbara Davidson (m.1945 3 children )
OccupationGrazier

John Albert Aiken (17 March 1918 – 3 September 2016) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Biography

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Aiken was born in Kensington, New South Wales, the son of John Hugh O'Neill Aiken and his wife Clare Anastasia (née Wond). He was educated at Hornsby Public and Chatswood Intermediate high schools before attending the East Sydney Technical College where he graduated with honours in wool technology.[1]

After arriving in Queensland he owned a newsagency in Charleville from 1947 until 1954 and afterwards owned a general store in Cooladdi. He then was a grazier and bloodstock breeder.[1]

On 12 February 1945 he married Barbara Davidson and together they had a son and two daughters. He died in Brisbane at age 98.

Public career

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Aiken won the seat of Warrego for the Labor Party at the 1969 Queensland state election. He held it for five and a half years until his defeat[1] by Neil Turner of the Country Party at the 1974 Queensland state election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Former rural ALP MP Jack Aiken has died". Western Times. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ Turner, Hon. Neil JohnQueensland Parliament. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Warrego
1969–1974
Succeeded by