Education
Born in Sydney, John England attended state schools and then Brisbane Boys" College.
Born in Sydney, John England attended state schools and then Brisbane Boys" College.
He was a bank officer before undertaking military service from 1942 to 1946. From 1947 he was a farmer near Grenfell in New South Wales. In 1960, England was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Calare, in the by-election caused by the resignation of John Howse.
He held the seat until his retirement in 1975.
In 1978, he was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory, a position he held until 1981. He died in 1985.