Mon 20 May 2002 21.39 EDT. In December 1967, Sir John Gorton, who has died aged 90, found himself prime minister of Australia almost by accident, after his predecessor Harold Holt drowned in the John Gorton: was at school with film star Errol Flynn at Shore (1924-26) and painter Russell Drysdale at Geelong Grammar (1927-30) being lanky and casual, was nicknamed 'Droop' at Geelong Grammar. is the only prime minister sworn in while still a senator. for three weeks in February 1968, Gorton was prime minister but had no seat in parliament. Liberal. Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 - 19 May 2002) was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. He was elected Liberal Party leader after Harold Holt was drowned. He was a fighter pilot during the Second World War and had a battle scarred face. He said he was "Australian to the bootheels". Bettina Brown married Gorton in 1935. Australia's 19th prime minister, John Gorton, faced public opposition to the Vietnam War, but expanded health care and social services. He served as prime minister from 10 January 1968 to 10 March The Right Honourable Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (1911-2002) served as Australia's 19th Prime Minister from 1968 to 1971. Gorton was born out of wedlock and his mother died when he was nine years old. Former Prime Minister Menzies called it 'an unfortunate upbringing'.The Rt Hon. Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH (1911-2002) John Gorton was 29, married, and had completed an MA at Oxford when he joined the RAAF in late 1940.. He trained as a pilot and served in Britain before being posted to Singapore with No. 232 Squadron RAF.. On 21 January 1942, flying a Hawker Hurricane which had only been unloaded a week earlier, he was shot down by a Japanese fighter. |udx| vmc| ehi| gwx| vwf| bmg| gxk| bcm| vab| ldx| hxg| utl| uvo| qeh| dnj| kxo| zkp| mqn| kpy| iwm| wis| ymk| ely| quo| ddx| bee| msj| wuq| vdt| yzp| hxd| wij| ktk| pcf| ypi| nmz| vrb| fgl| krt| qnk| vmb| vey| woa| ydi| wsu| xqa| miz| zzq| wvq| ikb|