John Jess

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox MP

| honorific-prefix =

| name = John Jess

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}}

| image = JohnJess1964.jpg

| constituency_MP = La Trobe

| parliament = Australian

| majority =

| predecessor = Richard Casey

| successor = Tony Lamb

| term_start = 9 April 1960

| term_end = 2 December 1972

|birth_name = John David Jess

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1922|4|15}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2003|10|18|1922|4|15}}

| death_place = Geelong, Victoria

| nationality = Australian

| spouse = Helen Joy Smart

| party = Liberal Party of Australia

| relations =

| children = David Carl, James Carl, Elizabeth Evelyn

| residence =

| alma_mater =

| occupation = Parliamentarian

| profession =

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| website =

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John David Jess, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|CBE}} (15 April 1922 – 18 October 2003) was an Australian politician.

Born in Melbourne, he was the son of Sir Carl Jess and Marjory Mary Jess ({{nee}} McGibbon). Educated at Melbourne Grammar School, he was a lieutenant in the Citizens Military Force during the Second World War, serving in Melbourne and Queensland, before becoming an estate agent. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in a 1960 by-election for the seat of La Trobe, representing the Liberal Party.{{cite book| first1=Creighton| last1=Burns| date=1961| title=Parties and People. A Survey Based on the La Trobe Electorate| publisher=Melbourne UP| location=Parkville (VIC)}} He held the seat until his defeat in 1972. He was instrumental in bringing about the second Royal Commission into the Melbourne–Voyager ship collision in 1964. He was known throughout his 12-year career in politics as the "Seeker of Justice" for his efforts in fighting for issues of justice.{{cite book| last1=McCarthy| first1=E| date=2015| title=John Jess Seeker of Justice the Role of the Parliament in the HMAS Voyager Tragedy"}} Jess died in 2003.{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=Australian Election Archive |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ |archivedate=17 July 2007}}