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Jun 21, 1927 Unley Park, South Australia, Australia Died on 21 May 2018 (aged 90)
Australian politician
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About Don Jessop
- Donald Scott Jessop (21 June 1927 – 21 May 2018) was an Australian politician.
- Born in Adelaide, he was educated at state schools and then the University of Adelaide, after which he became an optometrist at Port Augusta.
- He was a councillor with Port Augusta City.
- In 1966, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Grey, defeating sitting Labor member Jack Mortimer.
- He was defeated in 1969, but in 1970 was elected to the Senate.
- He remained in the Senate until he was defeated in 1987.
- He had been dropped by his party, and chose to run as an Independent Liberal. Jessop died at his Adelaide home, aged 90, on 21 May 2018.
