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John Chipper

1910 – 1980

British politician

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Lived 1910 – 1980 (aged 69–70). John Chipper was a businessperson and military personnel.

John Lester Chipper (1910 – 28 April 1980) was an English-born Papua New Guinean businessman and politician. He served in the Legislative Council in two spells between 1959 and 1964 and headed the local council of Rabaul for several years.

Biography Born in England in 1910, Chipper emigrated to Australia as a young man. In 1932 he moved to the Territory of New Guinea to join the gold rush, working in Bulolo, Maprik and Wau. During World War II he joined the Z Special Unit, serving in the southwest Pacific and Timor.

He entered politics after being appointed to the Town Advisory Board of Rabaul in 1951. He was duly elected with 87% of the vote and then resigned on 29 September.

Following the expansion of the Legislative Council, he contested the New Britain seat in the 1961 elections, defeating the incumbent Don Barrett. He did not stand for re-election in the 1964 elections. However, he continued in local politics, spending 29 years on the Town Advisory Council and its successor bodies, Rabaul Town Council and Rabaul Community Government. When Papua New Guinea became independent in 1975, he took citizenship of the new state,

On 28 April 1980 he suffered a heart attack while making a dawn patrol of Rabaul and died in Nonga hospital later the same day.

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1910, United Kingdom
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John Lester Chipper

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Who was John Chipper?

British politician

When was John Chipper born?

John Chipper was born in 1910 in United Kingdom.

When did John Chipper die?

John Chipper died on 28 April 1980 in Papua New Guinea, Rabaul.

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John Chipper was a businessperson and military personnel.

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· Wikipedia: John Chipper

· Wikidata: Q88465646

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