John Carlisle (Australian politician)

John J. Carlisle, Australian politician

John Joseph Carlisle (c. 1863 – 18 June 1929) was an Australian politician.

Carlisle was born in Mansfield to farmer William Carlisle and Anna Crockett.[1] Following his father's death in 1871 the family moved to Yarrawonga, and Carlisle grew up to become a farmer in the area. He served on Yarrawonga Shire Council from 1895 to 1907 and was president from 1900 to 1901.[1]

In 1903 Carlisle was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Benalla and Yarrawonga, transferring to Benalla at the election the following year.[2] A Liberal who joined the Economy faction of the Nationalist Party in 1917, he was a minister without portfolio from 29 November 1917 to 21 March 1918.[2] In 1920 he joined the Victorian Farmers' Union, which became the Country Party. In 1926 he left the party after a dispute over a proposed redistribution, and stood at the 1927 election as an independent but was defeated. Carlisle died in Heidelberg on 18 June 1929.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Carlisle, John Joseph at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 February 2011)
  2. ^ a b c "John Joseph Carlisle". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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