John Albert Southwood (1868 – 18 October 1945) was an Australian politician, newspaperman and trade unionist.
[1][2][3] He represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seats of Wallaroo from 1912 to 1915 and East Torrens from 1915 to 1921.
Southwood also published a novel, His Other Half, which began as a serial in the Plain Dealer in 1908 and was later released as a book.
[6] Prior to entering state politics, he was a District Council of Kadina councillor for several years, including a stint as mayor from 1907 to 1908, and was successful in establishing a municipal electric plant in the face of significant opposition.
[10] He served as state secretary for thirty years, retiring in 1945, only two weeks before his death.