John Adamson (New South Wales politician)
Introduction


**John Clark Adamson** (12 May 1910 – 8 March 1984\) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the [New South Wales Legislative Assembly](/wiki/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly "New South Wales Legislative Assembly") for a single term from 1950 until 1953 . He was a member of the [Liberal Party](/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_%28New_South_Wales_Division%29 "Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)").

Adamson was born in [North Sydney, New South Wales](/wiki/North_Sydney%2C_New_South_Wales "North Sydney, New South Wales"). He was the son of a solicitor and was educated at [Parramatta High School](/wiki/Parramatta_High_School "Parramatta High School") and [Sydney Teachers College](/wiki/Sydney_Teachers_College "Sydney Teachers College"). He worked as a school teacher in [Rozelle, New South Wales](/wiki/Rozelle%2C_New_South_Wales "Rozelle, New South Wales") between 1938 and 1950 and was an alderman on [Marrickville Municipal Council](/wiki/Marrickville_Municipal_Council "Marrickville Municipal Council") between 1944 and 1948\. Adamson was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Liberal member for [Concord](/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Concord "Electoral district of Concord") at the [January 1950 by\-election](/wiki/1950_Concord_state_by-election "1950 Concord state by-election") caused by the death of the sitting member [Brice Mutton](/wiki/Brice_Mutton "Brice Mutton"). He retained the seat at the state election held [that year](/wiki/1950_New_South_Wales_state_election "1950 New South Wales state election") but was defeated at the [1953](/wiki/1953_New_South_Wales_state_election "1953 New South Wales state election") state election. He did not hold ministerial or party office. Adamson returned to teaching and was the deputy principal of [Newtown Boys' High School](/wiki/Newtown_High_School_of_the_Performing_Arts "Newtown High School of the Performing Arts") between 1972 and 1975\.


What school did John Clark Adamson attend?