John Montgomery Dunningham (21 January 1884 – 26 May 1938) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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John Dunningham and Annie, ''née'' Fowler. He attended Forest Lodge Public School and St. James College in Sydney before working as a clerk at the School of Arts library. On 22 February 1913, he married Mary Agnes Britnall Hossack, with whom he had a son. He continued to work as a clerk in various positions, and served on Randwick Council from 1917 to 1931 (mayor 1927–28). In 1928 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for Coogee; he was appointed Minister for Labour and Industry in 1932. In that year, he also served on the council of the National Roads and Motorists Association and he held many sporting positions, including chairman of the Royal Life Saving Association and vice-president of the

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. Dunningham died in Sydney in 1938. He was knighted posthumously in recognition of his work as minister in charge of the New South Wales 150th anniversary celebrations.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunningham, John 1884 births 1938 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales United Australia Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors of Randwick Politicians from Sydney New South Wales local councillors