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- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) abstract "John Ignatius Armstrong, AC (10 July 1908 – 10 March 1977) was an Australian politician and federal minister. Armstrong was born into a large Roman Catholic family in the Sydney suburb of Ultimo to William and Ellen (née Hannan) Armstrong, both emigrants from Ireland. He was educated at St Bede's School, Pyrmont, and at the Marist Brothers' High School, Darlinghurst. In 1934, he was elected as an alderman of Sydney Municipal Council, representing the Australian Labor Party until 1948.Armstrong was selected for Labor's slate of candidates for the Australian Senate for the 1937 election partly because his name would appear high on the alphabetic ballot and he was duly elected, effective from July 1938. He married Joan Therese Josephine Curran in October 1945. He was appointed Minister for Munitions in Ben Chifley's November 1946 ministry. In April 1948, his portfolio was merged with the Supply functions of Bill Ashley's portfolio to create the portfolio of Supply and Development and he was attacked by the opposition for the breadth of his powers. Following Labor's defeat at the 1949 election, he became deputy-leader of the Opposition in the Senate. He was relegated to an unwinnable fourth position on Labor's ticket for the 1961 election and left parliament in July 1962.Armstrong was elected Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1966, but the position was abolished by the Askin government in 1967. The Whitlam government appointed him Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1974. In 1977, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia.".
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- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) birthPlace Ultimo,_New_South_Wales.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) birthYear "1908".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1977-03-10".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) deathPlace Batemans_Bay.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) deathYear "1977".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) orderInOffice "72nd Lord Mayor of Sydney".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) orderInOffice "Minister for Munitions".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) orderInOffice "Minister for Supply and Development".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) party Australian_Labor_Party.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) successor Emmet_McDermott.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) successor Richard_Casey,_Baron_Casey.
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- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) after Emmet_McDermott.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) after Richard_Casey,_Baron_Casey.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) before Harry_Jensen.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) birthDate "1908-07-10".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) birthPlace "Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) dateOfBirth "1908-07-10".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) dateOfDeath "1977-03-10".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) deathDate "1977-03-10".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) deathPlace "Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia".
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- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) honorificPrefix The_Honourable.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) honorificSuffix Order_of_Australia.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) name "Armstrong, John Ignatius".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) name "John Armstrong".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) nationality "Australian".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) order Minister_for_Defence_(Australia).
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) order "72".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) party Australian_Labor_Party.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) placeOfBirth "Ultimo, New South Wales , Australia".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) placeOfDeath "Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) predecessor Bill_Ashley_(politician).
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) predecessor Harry_Jensen.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) predecessor John_Dedman.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) rows "2".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) shortDescription "Australian politician".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) spouse "Joan Therese Josephine Curran ; 5 children".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) successor Emmet_McDermott.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) successor Richard_Casey,_Baron_Casey.
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) termEnd "1948".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) termEnd "1949".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) termEnd "1967".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) termStart "1946".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) termStart "1948".
- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) termStart "1966".
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- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) years "1946".
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- John_Armstrong_(Australian_politician) years "1973".
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