John Crook (politician)
John William Crook (14 November 1895 – 4 July 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 to 1959. He was a member of the Labor Party (ALP).
Neilly was born in Korumburra. He was the son of a miner and was educated to elementary level at Kurri Kurri Public School. At age 13 he became a coal miner and worked mainly at Richmond Main Colliery. He was an office-holder in the Miners' Federation and was general secretary of the Northern Lodge of the union from 1934 to 1949.
He won ALP pre-selection for the seat of Cessnock at a 1949 by-election caused by the resignation of Jack Baddeley to accept a position with the . He won the by-election and subsequent elections in 1950, 1953 and 1956. He did not contest the 1959 election and was succeeded by George Neilly.[1]
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- ^ "Mr John William Crook (1895-1970)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- 1895 births
- 1970 deaths
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- 20th-century Australian politicians
- People from Korumburra