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Mr John Joseph CUSACK (1868 - 1956)
- Date of Birth: 01/01/1868
- Place of Birth: Yass, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Death: 08/09/1956
- Place of Death: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Parliament | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 13 Apr 1910 | 21 Feb 1917 | 6yrs 10mths 9days | | |
| Member for Queanbeyan | 13 Apr 1910 | 14 Sep 1910 | 5mth(s) 2day(s) | 21st (1907 - 1910) |  |
| Member for Queanbeyan | 14 Oct 1910 | 6 Nov 1913 | 3yr(s) 24day(s) | 22nd (1910 - 1913) | |
| Member for Albury | 20 Dec 1913 | 21 Feb 1917 | 3yrs 2mths 2days | 23rd (1913 - 1917) | |
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 | 16 May 1911 | 16 May 1911 | 1day | 22nd (1910 - 1913) | |
| Refreshment Committee No. 5 | 11 Mar 1914 | 18 Apr 1914 | 1mth 8days | 23rd (1913 - 1917) | |
| Refreshment Committee No. 5 | 22 Jul 1914 | 23 Feb 1915 | 7mths 2days | 23rd (1913 - 1917) | |
| Refreshment Committee No. 4 | 2 Jul 1915 | 13 Apr 1916 | 9mths 12days | 23rd (1913 - 1917) | |
| Case of Denis Maguire Committee No. 13 | 17 Aug 1915 | 13 Apr 1916 | 7mths 28days | 23rd (1913 - 1917) | |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Foundation member of the Yass League, president; opposed conscription; stood as an Independent in 1917, readmitted to Federal Labor in 1930s.
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1908
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Blacksmith. Educated at Yass public school ; blacksmith by trade; established a large coachbuilding business, Cusack and Palmer, Yass, exported sulkies to South Africa and became motor mechanics and coachbuilders. Director of Yass Hospital; president of Yass Mechanics Institute; member of Canberra and Yass Historical Society; author.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Member of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. Member of the House of Representatives for Eden-Monaro 1929 - 1931.
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Yass from 1901 - 1930, Mayor in 1904; member of Local Government Convention in 1910.
Personal
Son of Michael Cusack, farmer and publican, and Bridget Kenny. Married Mary Therese Cassidy in c.1898 and they had 1 daughter and 3 sons. Roman Catholic. Buried in Canberra Cemetery from St Christopher's Roman Catholic cathedral. His great-grand-daughter Catherine Cusack is a Member of the Legislative Council (elected 22 March 2003).
Additional Information
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