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John McEwen

1900 - 1980

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Sir John McEwen (29 March 1900 – 20 November 1980) was an Australian politician and farmer who served as the 18th prime minister of Australia from 1967 to 1968, in a caretaker capacity following the disappearance of prime minister Harold Holt. He was the leader of the Country Party from 1958 to 1971, serving as the inaugural deputy prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. McEwen was born in Chiltern, Victoria. He was orphaned at the age of seven and raised by his grandmother, initially in Wangaratta and then in Dandenong. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John McEwen is the 16,529th most popular politician (up from 16,646th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Australia (down from 334th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Australian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John McEwen ranks 16,529 out of 19,576. Before him are Uri Ariel, David Choquehuanca, John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, Éric Dupond-Moretti, William Pinkney, and José María Campo Serrano. After him are Türkân Akyol, Thae Yong-ho, Dietmar Woidke, Xavier Darcos, Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz, and Ahmed Tidiane Souaré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, John McEwen ranks 300. Before him are Valerian Gracias, Arnold Bode, Delfo Bellini, Gertrude Mary Cox, Pedro Ochoa, and Beatrix Loughran. After him are Jorge Sarmiento, Giovanni De Prà, Leon Kruczkowski, Bernabé Rivera, Samuel King Allison, and Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Among people deceased in 1980, John McEwen ranks 267. Before him are Walter Rodney, David A. Johnston, Louis Neefs, Mustapha Choukri, Walter Susskind, and Olivia Manning. After him are Marc Connelly, Barbara Loden, Dorothy Stratten, Clyfford Still, Shohachi Ishii, and Larry Williams.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John McEwen ranks 338 out of 1,143. Before him are David A. Sinclair (1969), Daphne Akhurst (1903), Harold Hardwick (1888), Mal Anderson (1935), Judith Durham (1943), and Oscar Piastri (2001). After him are Matthew Nable (1972), Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987), Ruby Rose (1986), Felix (2000), Rolf Harris (1930), and Tony Popovic (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In Australia

Among politicians born in Australia, John McEwen ranks 32. Before him are Ben Chifley (1885), Arthur Fadden (1894), James Scullin (1876), Peter Garrett (1953), Joseph Lyons (1879), and Gregory Mathews (1876). After him are Andrew Lesnie (1956), Joan Hartigan (1912), Frank Forde (1890), Bill Hayden (1933), Bob Tinning (1925), and Michael Joseph Savage (1872).

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