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*** ,1911
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May 19, 2002 (90 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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John Grey Gorton
Sir John Gray Gorton was Australia's nineteenth Prime Minister, in office from 1968 to 1971. He led the Liberal Party during this period, serving for a long time as government minister. Gorton was born out of wedlock and had an eventful childhood. He attended Brasenose College, Oxford, after graduating from high school at Geelong Grammar School, then returned to Australia to take over his father's estate in northern Victoria. Gorton joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 and served as a fighter pilot in Malaysia and New Guinea during World War II. He suffered serious facial injuries during the 1942 landing on Bintan Island, and during the evacuation, his ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. He returned to farming after being released in 1944 and elected to the Kerang Shire Council in 1946; he later served a term as district president
BornJohn Grey Gorton, September 9, 1911, uncertain – Wellington, New Zealand, or Prahran, Victoria, Australia
DiedMay 19, 2002, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Resting placeMelbourne General Cemetery
Political partyLiberal (1949–1975, 1993–2002)
Other political affiliationsCountry (until 1949), Independent (1975–1993)
Children3
EducationSydney Church of England Grammar School, Geelong Grammar School
Alma materBrasenose College, Oxford
MonarchElizabeth II
DeputyJohn McEwen, Doug Anthony
Preceded byJohn McEwen
Succeeded byWilliam McMahon

About John Grey Gorton

Politician John Grey Gorton was born in Australia on September 9, 1911. He dies at the age of 90, on May 19, 2002.

From 1968 to 1971, he served as Australia's 19th Prime Minister as a politician and senator. His term was tumultuous, and he had a tumultuous relationship with the press, who frequently characterized him as an inept women man.

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John Grey Gorton before becoming famous

John Grey Gorton was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1911 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During World War II, he was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force, where he suffered severe facial injuries.

Achievement of John Grey Gorton

He is the first and only Australian senator to be elected Prime Minister.

John Grey Gorton's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Bettina Gorton, his wife, and their three children, Joanna, Michael, and Robin, were very close to him. In 1993, eight years after Bettina's death, he married Nancy Home.

John Grey Gorton Collabed with

He went to grammar school with Movie Actor Errol Flynn when he was younger.

Errol Flynn (1909 - 1959) (Movie Actor)
Errol Flynn (1909 - 1959)

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John Grey Gorton Income & Net worth

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John Grey Gorton Height and Weight

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