Sir John Gorton

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Australia
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-09-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-05-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Sydney,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Brasenose_College,_Oxford
gptkb:Geelong_Grammar_School
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Grey_Gorton
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
GCMG, AC, CH
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Gorton
gptkbp:knownFor leadership during Vietnam War
expansion of Australian film industry
reforms in education and science
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Australian_Senate
gptkbp:militaryRank Flight Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableWork Australian Prime Minister (1968–1971)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Alice_Sinn
gptkb:John_Rose_Gorton
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:Holt
gptkb:Higgins
gptkb:Higinbotham
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harold_Holt
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Canberra,_Australian_Capital_Territory,_Australia
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature John Gorton signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bettina_Brown
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_McMahon
gptkbp:termEnd 1971-03-10
gptkbp:termStart 1968-01-10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St_Peter's_College,_Adelaide
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5