What is Eric McClintock?
{{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = [[Sir]] | name = Eric McClintock | birth_name = Eric Paul McClintock | birth_date = {{birth date|1918|9|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gulgong]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|27|1918|9|13|df=y}} | death_place = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia | nationality = Australian | alma_mater = [[O'Connor Catholic College|De La Salle College, Armidale]],<br>[[University of Sydney]] | occupation = Public servant, businessman | years_active = 1935 &ndash; 2018 | spouse = {{marriage|Lady Eve|1943|2013|reason=her death}} | employer = [[Woolworths Limited]] {{small|(1980&ndash;1987)}} }} '''Sir Eric Paul McClintock''' (13 September 1918 &ndash; 27 March 2018) was an Australian former public servant and businessman. He was born in [[Gulgong]], [[New South Wales]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/news/politics/national/tributes-flow-for-former-woolworths-chairman-sir-eric-mcclintock-20180328-h0y2yj|title=Tributes flow for former Woolworths chairman Sir Eric McClintock|publisher=Financial Review|access-date=28 March 2018|date=28 March 2018}}</ref> McClintock was known for serving as Chairman of [[Woolworths Limited]] from 1980 to 1987. He was a speech writer for future Prime Minister [[John McEwen]], then Minister for Trade, and served as First Assistant Secretary, [[Department of Trade (1956–63)|Department of Trade]] 1958-61.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ltT7dPPFnK0C&q=mcclintock&pg=PA131 Peter Golding, ''Black Jack McEwen: Political Gladiator'']. Retrieved 24 June 2017</ref> He was NSW campaign chair for the [[Australian Prospectors & Miners' Hall of Fame]] (now defunct).<ref>[http://www.mannkal.org/downloads/submissions/sub20011030.pdf Australian Mining Hall of Fame, Official Opening]. Retrieved 24 June 2017</ref> McClintock died in Sydney on 27 March 2018 at the age of 99.<ref name=obit/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McClintock, Eric}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:2018 dea