John Tate (Australian politician)


John Percival Tate was a New Zealand-born Australian politician. Born in Wellington, he was educated in New Zealand before becoming an architect. Having migrated to Australia, he became a construction manager with the Allied Works Council in New South Wales 1940–1945. He served on Ryde Municipal Council, Sydney City Council and Cumberland County Council. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for New South Wales. He held the seat until his retirement in 1953. Tate died in 1977.