Jack Lang (Australian Politician)
John Thomas Lang (21 December 1876 – 27 September 1975), usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms (1925–27, 1930–32). He is the only Premier of an Australian state to have been dismissed by the state Governor.
Read more about Jack Lang (Australian Politician): Early Life, Early Career, Lang's First Term, Lang's Second Term, The Crisis of 1931-32, Later Career
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