John Royston Wishart

Solicitor
Born
28 March 1909, Martinborough, New Zealand
Died
3 August 1965, Sydney, New South Wales
Sex
Male
Father
John Henderson Wishart (cordial mfr and miner)
Mother
Rose Ellen Dunne
Married Ruth Ellen Barlow

Legal admissions

Degrees

1929Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Sydney
1932Bachelor of LawsThe University of Sydney

Career

  • Arrived in NSW 1913.
  • Trotskyist activist.
  • Convicted of breach of National Security Regulations and imprisoned for 6 months 1940.
  • Convicted of fraud and imprisoned for 2 1/2 years 1948.
  • Law clerk.

Sources

Other:
  • NZBI 1909/18634, SMH 17 Sep 1940 p3, 17 Jan 1941 p9 and 23 Oct 1948 p3.
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