About Me
Full Name
Sir John McLeay KCMG MM
Date of Birth
19 November 1893
Party
Independent
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Unley
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
19 March 1938
Public Activities
Lord Mayor of Adelaide 1946-49 & 1949-50
Member of the House of Representatives for Boothby 1949-66
Speaker of the House of Representatives 1956-66
Member of the House of Representatives for Boothby 1949-66
Speaker of the House of Representatives 1956-66
Other Information
Australian Imperial Force 1915-18, served in medical units on Lemnos, in Egypt and on the Western Front. As a stretcher-bearer with the 13th Field Ambulance, awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery near Villers-Bretonneux, France, on 24 April 1918.
Deceased
22 June 1982
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
19 Mar 1938 - 28 Mar 1941
Unley
House of Assembly
Independent
Not Re-elected
Offices Held
28 Mar 1941 - Current
Former Member