Daniel Mulcahy (Queensland politician)

Daniel Mulcahy (1857 – 6 January 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Daniel Mulcahy
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
11 Mar 1899  27 Apr 1912
Serving with George Ryland
Preceded byAndrew Fisher
Succeeded byGeorge Mackay
Personal details
Born
Daniel Mulcahy

1857
Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 January 1932 (aged 74-75)
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeGympie Cemetery
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Bridget Mary Ryan (m.1885), Mary Frances Synan (m.1892)
OccupationLand agent

Biography

Mulcahy was born at Tamworth, New South Wales, the son of John Mulcahy and his wife Ellen (née Allen). He was educated in Tamworth and he became a miner and investor in Gympie from 1880. After his defeat in politics, Mulcahy worked as a land agent in Gympie.

On 8 September 1885, he married Bridget Mary Ryan. She died the following year. He then married Mary Frances Synan, a school teacher, in 1892. They had three daughters and one son together.[1]

Mulcahy died in January 1932 and was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.[2]

Public career

Mulcahy started in politics as an alderman in the Borough of Gympie Council from 1892 until 1900 and was Mayor of the town from 1899 to 1901.[1]

When Andrew Fisher resigned as the state member for Gympie in 1901 to enter federal politics, Mulcahy won the ensuing by-election, beating his opponent, Captain Reid, by just four votes.[3] He went on to represent the electorate until 1912 when he was defeated by George Mackay, a Queensland Liberal.[4]

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. "THE GYMPIE ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. LVII (13, 545). Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 17 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier (16, 940). Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 17 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Andrew Fisher
Member for Gympie
19011912
Served alongside: George Ryland
Succeeded by
George Mackay
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