John Donnelly (Australian politician)

John Burton Donnelly (10 May 1885 - 30 June 1956) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

John Donnelly
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Wynnum
In office
11 May 1935  2 April 1938
Preceded byJames Bayley
Succeeded byBill Dart
Personal details
Born
John Burton Donnelly

(1885-05-10)10 May 1885
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died30 June 1956(1956-06-30) (aged 71)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeHemmant Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor
Spouse(s)Eileen Cecelia Crance (m.1918), Bridget Theresa McIntosh (m.1946)
OccupationDentist

Biography

Donnelly was born at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of the John Donnelly and his wife Louise Bridget (née Lachetelle). He joined the First Australian Imperial Force at the start of World War One and served with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade in Gallipoli where he was wounded. He then joined the Camel Corps and was stationed in Palestine before finally joining the AAMC and working in the dental services. He returned to Australia in December 1918 with the rank of Captain having lost a brother to fighting in April of the previous year. After the war he continued his work as a dentist.[1]

In 1918 he married Eileen Cecelia Crance.[1] He then married Bridget Theresa McIntosh in 1946. Donnelly died in 1956 and was buried in the Hemmant Cemetery.[1][2]

Public life

Donnelly, representing the Labor Party,[1] unsuccessfully contested the seat of Wynnum at the 1932 Queensland election.[3] He once again contested Wynnum three years later and this time he defeated the sitting member, James Bayley, of the Country and Progressive National Party.[4]

He only held the electorate for one term, being defeated by William Dart of the United Australia Party at the 1938 state election.[5]

References

  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. Deceased Search Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. The Brisbane Courier (23, 204). Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1932. p. 14 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page1688099. Retrieved 30 April 2016 via National Library of Australia. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Election Was Won On a Minority Vote". The Courier-mail (1432). Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 30 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "DETAILS OF VOTING THROUGHOUT QUEENSLAND". The Courier-mail (2363). Queensland, Australia. 31 March 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 30 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
Preceded by
James Bayley
Member for Wynnum
19351938
Succeeded by
Bill Dart
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