Sir John Kerr
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Sir John Kerr was the 18th Governor-General of Australia, best known for his controversial 1975 dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor-General of Australia
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human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight of the Order of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-09-24 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1991-03-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Fort Street High School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1977-12-08 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition:ChiefJusticeNSW | 1974 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
Chancellor of the University of Wollongong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Australian Bar
ⓘ
Australian Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Robert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sir John Robert Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1975 Australian constitutional crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1975 dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic administrator
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barrister ⓘ judge ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 18 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor-General of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sir Paul Hasluck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDuringTerm |
Gough Whitlam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malcolm Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residenceWhileInOffice | Government House, Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alison Worstead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anne Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974-07-11 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition:ChiefJusticeNSW | 1972 ⓘ |
| successor | Sir Zelman Cowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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