John Mullan (Australian politician)

John Mullan (8 September 1871 – 1 October 1941)[1] was an Irish-born Australian politician.

John Mullan
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 1913 – 30 June 1917
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Charters Towers
In office
5 February 1908 – 27 April 1912
Serving with Vernon Winstanley
Preceded byWilliam Paull
Succeeded byRobert Wynn Williams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Flinders
In office
16 March 1918 – 11 June 1932
Preceded byJohn May
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Carpentaria
In office
11 June 1932 – 29 March 1941
Succeeded byNorm Smith
Personal details
Born(1871-09-08)8 September 1871
Dublin, Ireland
Died1 October 1941(1941-10-01) (aged 70)
Brisbane, Queensland
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityIrish Australian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseMary Ellen Farrelly
OccupationTrade union organiser

Early life edit

Born in Dublin, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1889, becoming a clerk and railway worker. He was an organiser of the Charters Towers Miners' Union and the Australian Workers' Union.[2]

Politics edit

In 1908 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Charters Towers, where he remained until 1912.[1] In 1913 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1917,[2][3] after which he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Flinders in 1918.[1] He served as Attorney-General from 1920 to 1929. In 1932, he changed seats, moving to Carpentaria,[1] and resumed his position as Attorney-General, which he retained until 1940.

Later life edit

Mullan died in 1941 and was accorded a State funeral which took place from St Stephen's Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b Guyatt, Joy (1986). "Mullan, John (1871–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ Harrison, Jennifer (2000). "MULLAN, John (1871–1941)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. 3 October 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2015 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Mullan, John Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

External links edit

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Charters Towers
1908 – 1912
Served alongside: Vernon Winstanley
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Flinders
1918 – 1932
Abolished
New seat Member for Carpentaria
1932 – 1941
Succeeded by