John Gunn (16 December 1884 – 27 June 1959) was the 29th Premier of South Australia.Gunn was born in Bendigo Victoria the second of nine children to a Scottish miner and his wife. Gunn’s father died when he was young forcing him to work as a delivery boy to support his mother and siblings while studying at night classes.Gunn worked a variety of jobs in Melbourne and in the Western Australian timber mills before returning to Melbourne to marry Haidee Smith on 8 September 1908.
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active years end date
1926-08-28
active years start date
1924-04-16
birth date
1884-12-16
death date
1959-06-27
order in office
Elections: 1921 1924, 29th Premier of South Australia
