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Life Summary

Name	Edward Henry St John
Born	15 August, 1916 Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 October, 1994 (aged 78) Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	lung disease
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Santamaria, Bartholomew Augustine (friend) Whitlam, Edward Gough (friend) Holt, Harold Edward (work colleague)
Education *	Armidale High School (NSW) (student, 1929-1933) University of Sydney (student, 1934-1939)
Occupation or Descriptor *	barrister (1940-1983) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1940-1942) Federal, Australia army officer (1942-1945) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1966-1969) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1966-1969) Federal, Australia conservationist (1969-1994) New South Wales, Australia political writer (1969-1969) New South Wales, Australia anti-nuclear campaigner (1984-1994) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events *	'Oz' obscenity trial, 1964 (barrister for accused) Lake Pedder flooding, 1972 (activist opposing it) Melbourne Voyager collision, 1964 (agitated for an inquiry into)
Key Organisations *	Australian Association for Cultural Freedom (member) New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1940-1985) International Commission of Jurists (president, Australian section, 1961-1973) South Africa Defence and Aid Fund (president, 1963-1967) Australian Lawyers for Nuclear Disarmament (member, 1984) Australian Peace Foundation (chair, 1984)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (politician, 1966-1969) anti-nuclear activist (1984-1994)
Workplaces *	University of Sydney (law) (lecturer, 1960-1962) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1966-1969) Supreme Court of NSW (acting judge, 1966-1966)

* Dates are approximate