About John Bourke
Lived 1901 – 1970 (aged 69). John Bourke was an Australian politician, judge, barrister and jurist.
John Peter Bourke QC (30 June 1901 – 19 October 1970) was an Australian politician.
Biography Born in Chiltern to schoolteacher William Richard Bourke and Mary Anne Clancy, he attended Christian Brothers College in East Melbourne before studying law at Melbourne University, working as a journalist to finance his study. He received a Bachelor of Law and a Master of Arts and was called to the bar in 1925. On 4 April 1931 he married Anastasia Maud Mulcahy. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for St Kilda in 1952, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1954. Following his defeat in 1955 he returned to law and was a County Court judge from 1959 to 1967. He died in 1970 at Fitzroy.
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Who was John Bourke?
Australian politician
When was John Bourke born?
John Bourke was born on 30 June 1901.
When did John Bourke die?
John Bourke died on 19 October 1970.
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John Bourke was a politician, judge, barrister and jurist.
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John Bourke was Australian.
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· DBpedia: John Bourke (Australian politician)
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