John Quinn OBE
Born
John Paul Quinn

(1919-02-26)26 February 1919
Paddington, New South Wales
Died12 September 1961(1961-09-12) (aged 42)
Rabat district, Morocco
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Public servant, diplomat
Spouse
Josephine Margaret Paton
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(m. 1949⁠–⁠1961)​

John Paul Quinn OBE (26 February 1919 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.[1]

His early career included stints serving in Singapore, The Hague, London and in South Africa, where he served as Acting High Commissioner for a time between 1951 and 1952. Quinn was named Australia's first Minister to the associated States of Indo-China in 1952.[2][3]

In April 1961, Quinn was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to the United Arab Republic.[4]

On 12 September 1961, Quinn died while in office as Australian Minister to Cairo, he had been a passenger on Air France Flight 2005 when it crashed.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fogarty, Mike (2002). "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Vietnam to send Minister". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 November 1952. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Australian Minister to Indo-China". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 13 November 1952. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Ambassador Appointed". The Canberra Times. 11 April 1961. p. 2.
  5. ↑ "A.C.T. man among 78 dead in crash". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1961. p. 1.


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