John Maddison
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The Honourable John Maddison |
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| 41st Attorney General of New South Wales | |
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In office 3 January 1975 – 14 May 1976 |
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| Premier |
Thomas Lewis Sir Eric Willis |
| Preceded by | Sir Kenneth McCaw |
| Succeeded by | Frank Walker |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Ku-ring-gai |
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In office 17 November 1973 – 4 July 1980 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Nick Greiner |
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4 September 1921 Chatswood, New South Wales |
| Died | 29 August 1982 (aged 60) Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Barry-Smith |
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 Australia
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| Service/branch |
Australian Army
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| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
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2nd Australian Imperial Force 53rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
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John Clarkson Maddison, (4 September 1921 – 29 August 1982) was a New South Wales politician, Attorney General, Minister for Justice and Deputy Leader for the Liberal Party of New South Wales in the cabinets of Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis until the Liberal party lost the 1976 election. Maddison was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Hornsby in 1962 until 1973 and thereon as member for Ku-ring-gai until his retirement in 1980.
Maddison was born in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, in 1921, the son of George Edgar Maddison, a company director from New Zealand, and Frances Mary Maddison (née Patterson). After early education at Sydney Grammar School, Maddison began an arts degree at the University of Sydney but interrupted university studies to enlist upon the outbreak of the Second World War. He later gained his BA in 1942. Maddison was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, 53rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, on 2 August 1942, serving in Borneo and the Philippines.
Being discharged on 22 January 1946, he resumed his studies and gained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1948. Maddison was admitted as a solicitor in 1948, with Ralph S.B Sillar and Maddison and became a public notary in 1965. He became the vice president of the Constitutional Association of Australia from 1959 until 1964. Maddison married Suzanne Barry-Smith on 14 October 1953 and together had 2 daughters and a son.
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