John Hipworth

John Alexander Hipworth ED (18 May 1899 – 9 January 1979) was an Australian politician. He was born in Mathoura in New South Wales to labourer Benjamin Hipworth and Margaret Tully McKenzie. During World War I he was an army instructor, and he was wounded in France in 1917. After the war he farmed near Kerang, and he remained in the military with the 17th Light Horse, becoming commanding officer in 1936. On 17 June 1921 he married Violet Bessie Mapson, with whom he had five children. During World War II he was a lieutenant-colonel. Shortly after his return from the war in 1945, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Swan Hill. He defected to the newly renamed Liberal and Country Party in 1949 and assumed the position of Assistant Minister of Pub

John Hipworth

John Alexander Hipworth ED (18 May 1899 – 9 January 1979) was an Australian politician. He was born in Mathoura in New South Wales to labourer Benjamin Hipworth and Margaret Tully McKenzie. During World War I he was an army instructor, and he was wounded in France in 1917. After the war he farmed near Kerang, and he remained in the military with the 17th Light Horse, becoming commanding officer in 1936. On 17 June 1921 he married Violet Bessie Mapson, with whom he had five children. During World War II he was a lieutenant-colonel. Shortly after his return from the war in 1945, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Country Party member for Swan Hill. He defected to the newly renamed Liberal and Country Party in 1949 and assumed the position of Assistant Minister of Pub