Jack Houston
Australian politician
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| Intro | Australian politician | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 30 December 1919, Wick, Caithness, Highland, Scotland | |
| Death | 27 October 2008Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (aged 88 years) | |
| Politics: | Australian Labor Party |
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John William Houston (30 December 1919 – 27 October 2008) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bulimba in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1957 to 1980.
He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Queensland Parliament from 11 October 1966 to 22 July 1974.
Houston died in 2008 and is buried in Brisbane's Balmoral Cemetery.