John Stanley Freeman (11 August 1894 – 4 March 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

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from 1945 until 1959 and a member of the Labor Party (ALP) . Freeman was born in

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. He was the son of a bootmaker, and was educated at

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as a pathology laboratory technician. He served in the

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with the

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between 1917 and 1919. On repatriation he worked at the

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Veterinary Research Unit and was active in ex-servicemen's associations. Freeman was an unsuccessful candidate for the seat of Nepean at the

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state election. He was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for the seat of

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at the 1945

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caused by the death of the sitting Labor member,

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. He retained the seat for the next 4 elections. A redistribution prior to the

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election made Blacktown a marginal seat. Freeman attempted to win Labor pre-selection for

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but when he was unsuccessful against future Deputy Premier Jack Ferguson he retired from parliament. He was awarded the MBE in 1968.

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