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John Millen (Australian politician)

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Millen married Janet May Scott in 1906, with whom he had three sons. He suffered from diabetes and was absent from the Senate for health reasons on a number of occasions. He died in Launceston on 1 August 1941, aged 64.
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In the Senate, Millen was known for his committee work, including service on the Joint Committee on Public Accounts (1920–1925) and the select committee into the government's proposed agreement with
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and the Australian Provincial Assurance Association, and shortly before his death he became the managing director of the Hadfields Steel Works at
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mine and an advisory engineer to the Vacuum Oil Company of Australia. In 1907, Millen was appointed manager of the Mount Bischoff mine at
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adopted many of the committee's recommendations, but ultimately failed to pass before its defeat
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for expanding radio communications between Australia and the UK. According to
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tin mine before entering politics and served a term as president of the
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Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
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United Australia Party members of the Parliament of Australia
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Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association
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The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate
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Senator
Tasmania
Derry
Launceston, Tasmania
Nationalist
UAP
Toowoomba Grammar School
Sydney Technical College
Senator
Tasmania
Nationalist Party
United Australia Party
Mount Bischoff
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Derry
Colony of Queensland
Toowoomba
draper
Toowoomba Grammar School
Sydney Technical College
Launceston, Tasmania
Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Company
Renison Bell
Waratah
Senate
1919 federal election
Nationalist
1925
1931 elections

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