The Honourable  Sir John Cramer
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bennelong
In office 10 December 1949 – 11 April 1974
Preceded by	Division created
Succeeded by	John Howard
Born	18 February 1896(1896-02-18)
Died	18 May 1994 (aged 98)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Dame Mary Cramer
Occupation	Local politician

Sir John Oscar Cramer (18 February 1896 – 18 May 1994) was an Australian politician, representing the Liberal Party of Australia, of which he was a founding member.

In 1922 he married Mary, later Dame Mary Cramer DBE.^[1]

John Cramer was elected as Mayor of North Sydney in 1939. Later he was Chairman of the Sydney County Council. He was elected to the House of Representatives as the inaugural representative of the seat of Bennelong on its creation in 1949. In 1956, the Prime Minister Robert Menzies appointed him Minister for the Army, a portfolio he held until 1963.^[2]

In 1964 he was created a Knight Bachelor.^[3]

He retired from parliament before the 1974 election, and was succeeded by John Howard (later to become Prime Minister), who held the seat until 2007. He died on 18 May 1994, the 20th anniversary of John Howard’s election to the seat of Bennelong.

Writings

• Cramer, John (1989). Pioneers, politics and people : a political memoir. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 231. ISBN 0044421044. 

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