The Hon. James Conley GANNON (1859 - 1924)

Date of Birth: 11/10/1859
Place of Birth: Tempe, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 30/09/1924
Place of Death: Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

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Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	23 Aug 1904	30 Sep 1924	20yr(s) 1mth(s) 8day(s)		Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 20 June 1904.
Attorney General	15 Jun 1904	29 Aug 1904	2mth(s) 15day(s)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (barrister). Educated in public schools. Entered the public service as a clerk in the Public Library then as a junior clerk in Colonial Secretary's department in 1879; left in 1885 to study law in the office of George Knox; called to the Bar in 1887; specialised in criminal law; trustee of Kurnell Park; racegoer and racehorse owner.

Honours Received

Appointed as a King's Counsel (KC)

Personal

Son of Robert Gannon, coach proprieter, and Agnes Conley. Married Florence Elsie May Jackson on 18 January 1889 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Funeral at Woronora cemetery with Methodist rites.

Additional Information

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