Background
He was born in Avenel in Victoria to storekeeper Samuel Tonkin and Josephine Emmerson.
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John Tonkin
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Education
He attended Central College in Geelong and became a surveyor, working on the railways and for a number of local governments.
Career
From 1919 he worked in Mosman in Sydney, and from 1927 to 1940 was managing director of Concreters Limited. He was subsequently a consulting engineer and builder. From 1940 to 1946 he was a United Australia Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
Tonkin died in Mosman in 1967.
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Born
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Died
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Nationality
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Political Party
Australia Party member