Background
Maken, Norman John Oswald was born on March 31, 1889 in Petersham, New South Wales. Son of John Hulme and Elizabeth (Yates) Maken.
Maken, Norman John Oswald was born on March 31, 1889 in Petersham, New South Wales. Son of John Hulme and Elizabeth (Yates) Maken.
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of Syracuse, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1947.
Republican South Australian Electorate of Hindmarsh in Parliament as member Labor Party, 1919-1945 (temporary chairman committees, 1923-1929, speaker House of Representatives, 1929-1931). Minister, navy and munitions, 1941-1946, aircraft production, 1945-1946. Ambassador to the United States since 1946.
Member Australian delegation to General Assembly, first president Security Council, 1946, also president, 1947.
Married Ruby Florence Jennings, November 16, 1912. Children: Harry Arnold, Lloyd John.