Full Name John Paul Quinn | Nationality Australian | |
Born 26 February 1919 ( 1919-02-26 ) Paddington, New South Wales Occupation Public servant, diplomat Spouse(s) Josephine Margaret Paton (m. 1949–61) Died 12 September 1961, Rabat, Morocco | ||
John Paul Quinn OBE (26 February 1919 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian public servant and diplomat.
His early career included stints serving in Singapore, The Hague, London and in South Africa, where he served as Acting High Commissioner for a time between 1951 and 1952. Quinn was named Australia's first Minister to the associated States of Indo-China in 1952.
In April 1961, Quinn was appointed Australia's first Ambassador to the United Arab Republic.
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.
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