John Mullan (Australian politician)

John Mullan
The Honourable; John Mullan
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 1 July 1913 – 30 June 1917
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Charters Towers
	In office; 05 February 1908 – 27 April 1912 Serving with Vernon Winstanley
Preceded by	William Paull
Succeeded by	Robert Wynn Williams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Flinders
	In office; 16 March 1918 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	John May
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Carpentaria
	In office; 11 June 1932 – 29 March 1941
Succeeded by	Norm Smith
Personal details
Born	8 September 1871; Dublin, Ireland
Died	1 October 1941 (aged 70); Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Mary Ellen Farrelly
Occupation	Trade union organiser

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

Early life

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

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] 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

Mullan died in 1941 and was accorded a State funeral which took place from St Stephen's Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.[3][4]

References

"Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
Mullan, John (1871–1941) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
"Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
Mullan, John Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by William Paull	Member for Charters Towers 1908 – 1912 Served alongside: Vernon Winstanley	Succeeded by Robert Wynn Williams
Preceded by John May	Member for Flinders 1918 – 1932	Abolished
New seat	Member for Carpentaria 1932 – 1941	Succeeded by Norm Smith

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[qp-1] "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

[adb-2] Mullan, John (1871–1941) – Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

[courier-3] "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

[4] Mullan, John Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 June 2012.