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| name = John Donald Howie | |||
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| birth_date = 1861 | |||
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| death_date = 3 September 1952 (aged 91) | |||
| death_place = Cotham Road, [[Kew]]<ref name="HowieObituary1952">The Age. ''Obituary - Mr. J. D. Howie''. 5 September 1952. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205422288, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> | |||
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'''John Donald Howie''' was a [[Councillors of Camberwell Council|councillor]] for [[North Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]] from 1922 to 1932 and a resident of X SUBURB. He also served as mayor for one term from 1927-28.<ref name="BlameyHistoryCamberwell">Blainey, Geoffrey (1980). 'A History of Camberwell'. Melbourne:Lothian.</ref> | |||
== Life == | |||
=== Charity === | |||
Howie and his wife were noted contributors to charitable causes, particularly for returned servicemen from [[wikipedia:World War One|World War One]]. Along with his wife and fellow councillor [[George Coghill]], he was instrumental in setting up the [[Canterbury Soldiers' Memorial Institute|Camberwell War Memorial Hall]] in Canterbury.<ref>The Argus. ''Soldiers' Institute - Opened in Canterbury''. 20 November 1922. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1856193, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> He served as secretary on the Camberwell Soldiers' Memorial Committee and assisted in obtaining funding for projects benefiting returned serviceman across the city.<ref>The Argus. ''Camberwell Memorial Hall - Municipal Aid Sought''. 18 October 1921. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4634880, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> | |||
== Politics == | |||
The first election contested by John Howie was in August 1922, when he successfully challenged the sitting councillor, [[Albert Edward Hocking|Albert Hocking]]. This was during a time when the system of property rates was being hotly debated, and Hocking had declared himself in favour of the unimproved value rating system.<ref>The Argus. ''Municipal Elections - Polling on Thursday''. 22 August 1922. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1840303, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> Howie eventually defeated Hocking by just 45 votes.<ref>The Argus. ''Municipal Elections''. 25 August 1922. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1840865/419680, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> | |||
He was an early supported of a [[wikipedia:Doncaster railway line|railway to Doncaster]] via northern Boroondara, joining forces with the [[City of Hawthorn]], state representatives and local residents to call for such a project to occur in 1925.<ref>The Argus. ''Camberwell Route Supported - Line to Warrandyte''. 8 July 1925. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2136332, accessed: 8 October 2016</ref> | |||
== Legacy == | |||
Howie Street in [[Glen Iris]] named for him. | |||
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