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Mr John Joseph CAHILL (1891 - 1959)
- Date of Birth: 21/01/1891
- Place of Birth: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
- Date of Death: 22/10/1959
- Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Parliamentary Service
| Position | Start | End | Period | Parliament | Notes |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly | 30 May 1925 | 22 Oct 1959 | 34yr(s) 4mth(s) 23day(s) | | |
| Member for St George | 30 May 1925 | 7 Sep 1927 | 2yr(s) 3mth(s) 9day(s) | 27th (1925 - 1927) |  |
| Member for St George | 8 Oct 1927 | 18 Sep 1930 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 11day(s) | 28th (1927 - 1930) | |
| Member for Arncliffe | 25 Oct 1930 | 18 May 1932 | 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 24day(s) | 29th (1930 - 1932) | |
| Member for Arncliffe | 11 May 1935 | 24 Feb 1938 | 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s) | 31st (1935 - 1938) | |
| Member for Arncliffe | 26 Mar 1938 | 18 Apr 1941 | 3yr(s) 24day(s) | 32nd (1938 - 1941) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 10 May 1941 | 24 Apr 1944 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) | 33rd (1941 - 1944) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 28 Apr 1944 | 29 Mar 1947 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 2day(s) | 34th (1944 - 1947) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 3 May 1947 | 22 May 1950 | 3yr(s) 20day(s) | 35th (1947 - 1950) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 17 Jun 1950 | 14 Jan 1953 | 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s) | 36th (1950 - 1953) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 19 Jan 1953 | 6 Feb 1956 | 3yr(s) 19day(s) | 37th (1953 - 1956) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 3 Mar 1956 | 16 Feb 1959 | 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s) | 38th (1956 - 1959) | |
| Member for Cook's River | 21 Mar 1959 | 22 Oct 1959 | 7mth(s) 2day(s) | 39th (1950 - 1953) | |
| Secretary for Public Works | 16 May 1941 | 2 Apr 1952 | 10yr(s) 10mth(s) 18day(s) | | |
| Minister for Local Government | 8 Jun 1944 | 2 Apr 1952 | 7yr(s) 9mth(s) 26day(s) | | |
| Deputy Premier | 21 Sep 1949 | 2 Apr 1952 | 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 13day(s) | | |
| Colonial Treasurer | 2 Apr 1952 | 16 Feb 1959 | 6yr(s) 10mth(s) 15day(s) | | |
| Premier | 2 Apr 1952 | 22 Oct 1959 | 7yr(s) 6mth(s) 21day(s) | | |
| Minister for Transport | 7 Sep 1953 | 6 Feb 1956 | 2yr(s) 5mth(s) | | |
| Treasurer | 1 Apr 1959 | 22 Oct 1959 | 6mth(s) 22day(s) | | |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Branch secretary, whip from 1930 until 1932; opposed conscription 1916; deputy leader from 1949 until 1952, leader from 1952 until 1959.
Community Activity
Member Workers' Educational Association; branch officer Amalgamated Engineering Union; trustee National Park from 1931 until 1959, president from 1955 until 1959; Honorary LL D University of Sydney, Honorary D Sc University of New South Wales, Honorary D Litt University of New England
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Fitter. Educated at Marrickville Convent and Patrician Brothers' College, Redfern; apprenticed in Eveleigh workshops of Railways Department as a fitter at fifteen. Sacked for his part in 1917 strike. Had difficulty finding regular employment, sold insurance for one year, worked irregularly in his trade; after 1932 defeat shop inspector with Fashion Centre Shoes from 1932 until 1935.
Personal
Son of Thomas Cahill, railway worker, and Ellen Glynn, schoolteacher, Irish migrants. Married Esme Kelly on 11 December 1922 at Marrickville and had issue, 3 sons and 2 daughters. Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic cemetery Rookwood from. St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral. Father of Thomas James Cahill, also a Member of the Legislative Assembly
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: John Joseph Cahill - papers, 1927 - 1959 (MLMSS 2394). Photographs in the PICMAN Database.
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