Jack Stewart (New South Wales politician)

John Julius Thomas (Jack) Stewart (6 January 1910 – 19 September 1972) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1972, representing the electorates of Kahibah (1957–71) and Charlestown (1971–72).

For the NSW politician John Stewart (1810–1896) who was a member of the Legislative Assembly (1866–1874), see John Stewart (New South Wales colonial politician). For the NSW politician John Stewart (1876–1957) who was a Labor member of the Legislative Council (1941–1957), see John Stewart (New South Wales Labor politician).

For other people with similar names, see John Stewart (disambiguation) and Jack Stewart (disambiguation).
Jack Stewart

MLA
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Charlestown
In office
13 February 1971 – 19 September 1972
Preceded byNew Seat
Succeeded byRichard Face
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Kahibah
In office
13 April 1957 – 13 January 1971
Preceded byTom Armstrong
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Personal details
Born6 January 1910
Lithgow, New South Wales Australia
Died19 September 1972
Adamstown, New South Wales Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse(s)Eileen Dorothy Chillinsworth
ChildrenOne son
ResidenceAdamstown, New South Wales
ProfessionPolitician/ Boilermaker

Early life

Stewart was born to parents Charles Thomas Stewart, a Caulker, and Mary Jane Sheen. Stewart jnr was educated at Wickham and Cooks Hill Boys' High School. He apprenticed to boilermaking at Walsh Island Government dockyard in Newcastle.[1]

After a long period of unemployment in the 1930s Great Depression, Stewart married Eileen Dorothy Chillinsworth on 4 December 1950 to whom they had one son. He was a Freemason.[1]

Politics

Stewart joined the Labor Party in 1926. He was a member of the Hamilton, Adamstown and Dudley-Redhead branches. He was President of Kahabah state electoral council.

Stewart won Labor pre-selection for the Electoral district of Kahibah and contested and won the seat in 1957, defeating incumbent Independent Labor Party member Tom Armstrong. He won re-election at the 1959, 1962, 1965 and 1968 elections. With abolition of the seat of Kahibah at the 1971 election, Stewart switched seats to the nearby seat of Charlestown. He won the seat but died shortly after the election.[1]

Death

Shortly after winning the seat of Charlestown, Stewart died at his home on 19 September 1972. His funeral was held at Beresfield crematorium by Adamstown Methodist Church ministers.[1]

References
  1. "Mr John Julius Thomas Stewart (1910–1972)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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