John Walsh (Australian politician)

John Walsh
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Cook
In office
5 December 1878 – 30 October 1883
Serving with Frederick Cooper
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by John Hamilton
Personal details
Born John Walsh
1842
County Galway, Ireland
Died 13 February 1893 (aged 50 or 51)
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place Waverley Cemetery
Nationality Irish Australian
Spouse(s) Margaret Jane Clohesy (m.1867)
Occupation Storekeeper
Religion Roman Catholic

John Walsh (1842 – 13 February 1893) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Walsh was born in Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland.[2] He married Margaret Jane Clohesy on 28 December 1867.

Career

Walsh was a storekeeper in Cooktown, 1874–79, and a storekeeper in Smithfield, Cairns, 1877. He became Mayor of Cooktown, 1876-77.[3] He represented the electoral district of Cook from 5 December 1878 to 30 October 1883.[3] As member for Cook he lobbied for a rail link to Cooktown to support the gold mining in the district.[4]

He went on to become a railway contractor and investor in New South Wales, 1884

Later life

Walsh died on 13 February 1893 in Randwick, Sydney.[3] His funeral was held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Randwick after which he was buried in Waverley Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "DEATH OF MR. JOHN WALSH.". Freeman's Journal. XLIV, (2554). New South Wales, Australia. 18 February 1893. p. 15. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 3 "Former Members Biography". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Ormston, Robert (1996). The rise and fall of a frontier mining town: Cooktown 1873-85 (PDF). The University of Queensland. p. 332.
Parliament of Queensland
New seat Member for Cook
1878–1883
Served alongside: Frederick Cooper		 Succeeded by
John Hamilton


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