Life Summary - Sir John Oscar (Jack) Cramer

Cramer, Sir John Oscar (Jack) (1896–1994)

	Cramer, Sir John Oscar (Jack) (1896–1994)
Born	18 February, 1896 Quirindi , New South Wales , Australia
Died	18 May, 1994 (aged 98) Elizabeth Bay, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Catholic
Education*	Gaspard Public School (NSW) (student, 1901-1910)
Occupation*	property developer (1920-1949) New South Wales, Australia real estate agent (1920-1949) New South Wales, Australia local government councillor (1931-1949) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1939-1941) New South Wales, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1949-1974) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1949-1974) Federal, Australia
Military Service*	Vietnam War (Minister for the Army) Malayan emergency, 1950-60 (Minister for the Army)
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1964)
Key Organisations*	Higgins (Building) Ltd (partner) All for Australia League (member, 1931-1932) Rotary Club of North Sydney (member, 1931-1990) Menzies Ministry (Federal) (1956-58) (minister, 1956-1958) Menzies Ministry (Federal) (1958-61) (minister, 1958-1961) Menzies Ministry (Federal) (1961-63) (minister, 1961-1963)
Political Activism*	Liberal Party (NSW) (politician, 1949-1974)
Workplaces*	Paramount Pictures Ltd (employee, 1917-1920) Cramer Bros (co-owner, 1920) North Sydney City Council (alderman, 1931-1949) Sydney County Council (member, 1935-1949) North Sydney City Council (mayor, 1939-1941) Sydney County Council (chair, 1946-1949)

* Dates are approximate