Mann, John Henry (Johnno)
Personal
Birth Date:
30 June 1896 (Rockhampton, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 January 1973 (New Farm, Queensland)
Parents:
William Joseph Mann and Janet (nee Low)
Family:
Ellen Maria Hansen on 25 June 1919, 1 son, 7 daughters
Education:
Mount Morgan Boys Central School; Workers' Educational Association
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Meatworker, cane cutter and work at a copper smelter in Kurilda, North Queensland; Wharf labourer, Brisbane; Stockman on Far Western stations; Official, Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Brisbane | 4 Apr 1936 | 17 May 1969 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | 10 Oct 1950 | 3 Aug 1957 |
| Chairman of Committees | 3 Aug 1944 | 10 Oct 1950 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Johnno Mann was a life member of the Australian Labor Party until he resigned his membership on 1 February 1972 following the ALP's withdrawal of endorsement of three sitting members - namely, Ed Casey, Colin Bennett and Merv Thackeray; Member, Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes; Head and life member, Caledonian Society
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 41014 ; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962), p. 354, p. 431,; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Friday, 18 August 2017]