John Quick (politician)

The Honourable Sir John Quick
Postmaster-General of Australia
In office 2 June 1909 – 29 April 1910
Prime Minister	Alfred Deakin
Preceded by	Josiah Thomas
Succeeded by	Josiah Thomas
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bendigo
In office 29 March 1901 – 31 May 1913
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	John Arthur
Personal details
Born	(1852-04-22)22 April 1852 Towednack, Cornwall, England
Died	17 June 1932(1932-06-17) (aged 80) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Protectionist (1901–06) Ind Protectionist (1906–09) Liberal (1909–13)
Spouse	Catherine Harris
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Journalist

Sir John Quick (22 April 1852 – 17 June 1932) was an Australian lawyer, politician and judge. He played a prominent role in the movement for Federation and the drafting of the Australian constitution, later writing several works on Australian constitutional law. He began his political career in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1880–1889) and later won election to the House of Representatives at the first federal election in 1901. He served as Postmaster-General in the third Deakin Government (1909–1910). He lost his seat in 1913 and ended his public service as deputy president of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (1922–1930).