John Rowlstone Stevenson

Major General John Rowlstone Stevenson, (7 October 1908 – 4 July 1971) was an Australian Army officer and a parliamentary officer.

Stevenson was born in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, on 7 October 1908. He was the son of John James Rowlstone, who was born in the United States, and Caroline Maude née Rowlstone, from Sydney. He went to Canterbury Boys' Intermediate School, and took an office job when older. He also played hockey and drove racing cars at the Maroubra speedway. He rose to the rank of major general in the Australian Army, serving in both the 11th Australian Infantry Brigade and the 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion in the Second World War. He died on 4 July 1971, in Fiji. He is known for accepting Nauru as Australian territory.