John Quinn (diplomat)

John Quinn OBE
John Quinn OBE
Born	John Paul Quinn; 26 February 1919; Paddington, New South Wales
Died	12 September 1961 (aged 42); Rabat district, Morocco
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Public servant, diplomat
Spouse	Josephine Margaret Paton (m. 1949⁠–⁠1961)

John Paul Quinn OBE (26 February 1919 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.^[1]

On 12 September 1961, Quinn died while in office as Australian Minister to Cairo, he had been a passenger on Air France Flight 2005 when it crashed.^[2]

References

^ Fogarty, Mike, "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2016
^ "A.C.T. man among 78 dead in crash". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1961. p. 1.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Keith Officer as Minister	Australian Chargé d'affaires at the Netherlands 1948–1950	Succeeded by
Preceded by Alfred Stirling	Australian High Commissioner to South Africa (Acting) 1951–1952	Succeeded by William Roy Hodgson
New title Position established	Australian Minister to Vietnam 1952–1955	Succeeded by David McNicol
Vacant Title last held by Roden Cutler as Minister	Australian Minister to Egypt 1960–1961	Succeeded by Francis Hamilton Stuart as Ambassador
	Australian Ambassador to the United Arab Republic 1961	Succeeded by Francis Hamilton Stuart as Ambassador

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[1] Fogarty, Mike, "Quinn, John Paul (1919–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 5 February 2016

[2] "A.C.T. man among 78 dead in crash". The Canberra Times. 14 September 1961. p. 1.

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