John Gorton

Rt Hon Sir John Gorton
19th Prime Minister of Australia
In office 10 January 1968 – 10 March 1971
Preceded by	John McEwen
Succeeded by	William McMahon
Personal details
Born	(1911-09-09)9 September 1911 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 May 2002(2002-05-19) (aged 90) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal

Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. He was elected Liberal Party leader after Harold Holt was drowned. He was a fighter pilot during the Second World War and had a battle scarred face. He said he was "Australian to the bootheels".

Bettina Brown married Gorton in 1935. She died in 1983.^[1] Then, in 1993, Gorton married Nancy Home.

1. ↑ corporateName=National Archives of Australia; address=Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes. "Bettina Gorton - John Gorton (10 January 1968 – 10 March 1971) and Bettina Gorton". primeministers.naa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)