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Mr Edward William O'SULLIVAN (1846 - 1910)

Date of Birth: 17/03/1846 Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Date of Death: 25/04/1910 Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Parliament Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 28 Oct 1885 25 Apr 1910 24yr(s) 5mth(s) 29day(s) Member for Queanbeyan 28 Oct 1885 26 Jan 1887 1yr(s) 2mth(s) 30day(s) 12th (1885 - 1887) Member for Queanbeyan 19 Feb 1887 19 Jan 1889 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 1day(s) 13th (1887 - 1889) Member for Queanbeyan 2 Feb 1889 6 Jun 1891 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 5day(s) 14th (1889 - 1891) Member for Queanbeyan 24 Jun 1891 25 Jun 1894 3yr(s) 2day(s) 15th (1891 - 1894) Member for Queanbeyan 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Queanbeyan 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Queanbeyan 27 Jul 1898 14 Sep 1899 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 19day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Queanbeyan 23 Sep 1899 11 Jun 1901 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 20day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Queanbeyan 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Belmore 6 Aug 1904 20 Aug 1907 3yr(s) 15day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Belmore 10 Sep 1907 25 Apr 1910 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 16day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Secretary for Public Works 14 Sep 1899 14 Jun 1904 4yr(s) 9mth(s) 1day(s) Secretary for Lands 15 Jun 1904 29 Aug 1904 2mth(s) 15day(s) Railway Free Passes – Special Trains Committee No.22 25 Mar 1886 25 Oct 1886 7mths 1day 12th (1885 - 1887) Patrick Hannan’s Mining Claim at Temora Committee No.40 21 May 1886 16 Jun 1886 27days 12th (1885 - 1887) Chairman Mr Henry Arthur Hough Committee No.47 11 Jun 1886 8 Jul 1886 28days 12th (1885 - 1887) Alleged Abuses in Connection with the Shipping of New South Wales Committee No.51 18 Jun 1886 25 Oct 1886 4mths 8days 12th (1885 - 1887) Chairman Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Incorporation Bill Committee No.56 15 Jul 1886 1 Sep 1886 1mth 18days 12th (1885 - 1887) Claim of Cornelius Grady Committee No.18 29 Apr 1887 5 Jul 1887 2mths 7days 13th (1887 - 1889) Chairman Claims of John Gallagher Committee No.21 17 May 1887 5 Jul 1887 1mth 19days 13th (1887 - 1889) Chairman Claim of Mrs Butterley Committee No.5 21 Sep 1887 12 Nov 1887 1mth 23days 13th (1887 - 1889) Church and Perkin Streets, Newcastle Bill Committee No.17 11 Oct 1887 18 Oct 1887 8days 13th (1887 - 1889) The Case of Daniel Behan Committee No.20 13 Oct 1887 26 Oct 1887 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Yass Roman Catholic Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.19 13 Oct 1887 26 Oct 1887 14days 13th (1887 - 1889) Resumption of Edward Irby’s Land at Bluff River Committee No.27 15 Nov 1887 24 Jul 1888 8mths 10days 13th (1887 - 1889) Grafton School of Arts Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.31 25 Nov 1887 14 Dec 1887 20days 13th (1887 - 1889) Christian Chapel Lands Sale Bill Committee No.30 25 Nov 1887 14 Dec 1887 20days 13th (1887 - 1889) Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act Amending Bill Committee No.36 20 Dec 1887 15 Feb 1888 1mth 27days 13th (1887 - 1889) Robert Munford’s Conditional Purchases, parish of Metz Committee No.38 20 Dec 1887 24 Jul 1888 7mths 5days 13th (1887 - 1889) The Chinese Committee No.37 20 Dec 1887 24 Jul 1888 7mths 5days 13th (1887 - 1889) Deduction from Wages of Employees for Medical Attendance Committee No.50 27 Mar 1888 24 Jul 1888 3mths 28days 13th (1887 - 1889) Messrs. Hugh McNeill and Party Mineral Lease at Captains Flat Committee No.55 24 Apr 1888 12 Jul 1888 2mths 19days 13th (1887 - 1889) Chairman Work of Unemployed on Roads at Hornsby and Holt Sutherland Estate Committee No.7 15 Nov 1888 16 Jan 1889 2mths 2days 13th (1887 - 1889) Bulli Colliery Disaster Fund Bill Committee No.8 20 Nov 1888 17 Jan 1889 1mth 29days 13th (1887 - 1889) Library Committee No.5 3 Apr 1889 10 Oct 1889 6mths 8days 13th (1887 - 1889) Working of the Fisheries Act Committee No.13 21 May 1889 27 Aug 1889 3mths 7days 14th (1889 - 1891) Windsor Gaslight Company (Limited) Act Amendment Bill Committee No.15 4 Jun 1889 14 Jun 1889 11days 14th (1889 - 1891) Warwick Farm Railway Bill Committee No.17 11 Jun 1889 25 Jun 1889 15days 14th (1889 - 1891) Municipalities of Ryde and Hunter’s Hill Bill Committee No.18 28 Jun 1889 3 Jul 1889 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) Robert Munford’s Conditional Purchases made at Molong Committee No.21 3 Jul 1889 17 Jul 1889 15days 14th (1889 - 1891) Redhead Coalmine Railway Act Amending Bill Committee No.19 3 Jul 1889 17 Jul 1889 15days 14th (1889 - 1891) Case of Miss Brenning Committee No.20 3 Jul 1889 23 Jul 1889 21days 14th (1889 - 1891) Katoomba Lighting Bill Committee No.27 24 Jul 1889 6 Aug 1889 14days 14th (1889 - 1891) Library Committee No.4 27 Nov 1889 21 Dec 1889 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Mrs Cunynghame, late Superintendent of Macquarie Street Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, Parramatta Committee No.8 30 Apr 1890 23 Sep 1890 4mths 25days 14th (1889 - 1891) Claim of E.K Crace to Crown Land adjoining Gungahleen Estate Committee No.20 24 Jun 1890 14 Oct 1890 3mths 21days 14th (1889 - 1891) Chairman Land corner Pitt and Bridge Streets Committee No.21 24 Jun 1890 20 Dec 1890 5mths 27days 14th (1889 - 1891) William Stafford, ex-Mounted Sergeant of Police Committee No.25 29 Jul 1890 20 Dec 1890 4mths 22days 14th (1889 - 1891) Cook’s River Road Tramways Bill Committee No.26 21 Aug 1890 20 Dec 1890 3mths 30days 14th (1889 - 1891) Broken Hill Water Works Bill Committee No.33 16 Sep 1890 20 Dec 1890 3mths 5days 14th (1889 - 1891) Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition Committee No.36 7 Oct 1890 12 Dec 1890 2mths 6days 14th (1889 - 1891) Management of the Orange Hospital Committee No.38 21 Oct 1890 19 Dec 1890 1mth 29days 14th (1889 - 1891) Australian Banking Company Sydney Bill Committee No.41 14 Nov 1890 12 Dec 1890 29days 14th (1889 - 1891) Early Closing Bill Committee No.42 14 Nov 1890 20 Dec 1890 1mth 7days 14th (1889 - 1891) Segenhoe Estate Irrigation Bill Committee No.45 16 Dec 1890 20 Dec 1890 5days 14th (1889 - 1891) Management of the Orange Hospital No.5 26 May 1891 2 Jun 1891 8days 15th (1891 - 1894) Library Committee No.3 26 May 1891 2 Jun 1891 8days 15th (1891 - 1894) Segenhoe Estate Irrigation Bill Committee No.8 27 May 1891 2 Jun 1891 7days 15th (1891 - 1894) Library Committee No.3 28 Jul 1891 1 Apr 1892 8mths 5days 15th (1891 - 1894) Australian Banking Company of Sydney Bill Committee No.10 6 Aug 1891 18 Aug 1891 13days 15th (1891 - 1894) Mrs Cunynhame, late Superintendent of Macquarie-street Asylum for Infirm and Destitute, Parramatta Committee No.14 25 Aug 1891 17 Sep 1891 24days 15th (1891 - 1894) Yongaleatha Marble, Flag and Flux Company Bill Committee No.17 1 Sep 1891 3 Sep 1891 3days 15th (1891 - 1894) Case of Patrick Brown Committee No.31 21 Dec 1891 11 Feb 1892 1mth 22days 15th (1891 - 1894) Broken Hill Water Supply Act Amendment Bill Committee No.32 1 Feb 1892 17 Feb 1892 17days 15th (1891 - 1894) Conditional Purchase by Mrs Ann Rouse, in the parish of Kahibah Committee No.33 1 Feb 1892 26 Feb 1892 26days 15th (1891 - 1894) Australasian Mining Exchange of Sydney Bill Committee No.35 15 Feb 1892 23 Feb 1892 9days 15th (1891 - 1894) Library Committee No.6 5 Oct 1892 18 Oct 1892 14days 15th (1891 - 1894) Australasian Rights Purchase Bill Committee No.9 11 Oct 1892 16 Nov 1892 1mth 6days 15th (1891 - 1894) Vice Suppression Bill Committee No.11 25 Oct 1892 18 Nov 1892 25days 15th (1891 - 1894) Oxford street Improvement Bill Committee No.13 16 Nov 1892 13 Jun 1893 6mths 29days 15th (1891 - 1894) Post Office Savings Bank-National Bank Committee No.15 29 Nov 1892 16 May 1893 5mths 18days 15th (1891 - 1894) Menindie Irrigation Bill Committee No.21 23 Feb 1893 22 Mar 1893 28days 15th (1891 - 1894) William Stafford, ex Mounted Sergeant of Police Committee No.23 12 Apr 1893 12 May 1893 1mth 1day 15th (1891 - 1894) Library Committee No.4 27 Sep 1893 8 Dec 1893 2mths 12days 15th (1891 - 1894) Application of Mr J.F Connelly to Mine in the Parish of Currajong Committee No.12 28 Nov 1893 8 Dec 1893 11days 15th (1891 - 1894) Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.13 1 Dec 1893 8 Dec 1893 8days 15th (1891 - 1894) Operation of the Shipping Laws Committee No.6 23 Jan 1894 5 Jun 1894 4mths 14days 16th (1894 - 1895) Library Committee No.4 23 Jan 1894 11 Jun 1894 4mths 20days 16th (1894 - 1895) Oxford street Improvement Bill Committee No.8 25 Jan 1894 13 Feb 1894 20days 16th (1894 - 1895) Bankruptcy Act Amendment Bill Committee No.7 25 Jan 1894 5 Jun 1894 4mths 12days 16th (1894 - 1895) Application of Mr J.F Connelly to Mine in the Parish of Currajong Committee No.10 13 Mar 1894 1 May 1894 1mth 19days 16th (1894 - 1895) Homestead Protection Bill Committee No.12 3 Apr 1894 18 Apr 1894 16days 16th (1894 - 1895) Chairman Case of Staff Sergeant W.Jiffkins Committee No.13 24 Apr 1894 9 May 1894 16days 16th (1894 - 1895) Library Committee No. 3 29 Aug 1894 5 Jul 1895 10mths 7days 16th (1894 - 1895) Cootamundra Racecourse Bill. Committee No. 7 30 Oct 1894 5 Jul 1895 8mths 6days 16th (1894 - 1895) Presbyterian Church Property Management Amendment Bill. Committee No. 10 22 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 14days 16th (1894 - 1895) Amendment of the Mining Laws. Committee No. 12 27 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 9days 16th (1894 - 1895) Shoaling at the mouth of North Creek, near Ballina. Committee No. 11 27 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 9days 16th (1894 - 1895) Resumption of Land, Woolloomooloo Bay. Committee No. 13 29 Nov 1894 5 Jul 1895 7mths 7days 16th (1894 - 1895) Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Works. Committee No. 14 11 Dec 1894 5 Jul 1895 6mths 25days 16th (1894 - 1895) Conditional Purchase made by George Vincent, in the District of Gundagai. Committee No. 17 19 Apr 1895 5 Jul 1895 2mths 17days 16th (1894 - 1895) Elections and Qualifications. Committee No. 5 14 Aug 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 10mths 25days 17th (1895 - 1898) Library. Committee No. 3 20 Aug 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 10mths 19days 17th (1895 - 1898) Holt’s Wingello Estate Bill. Committee No. 6 12 Sep 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 9mths 27days 17th (1895 - 1898) Selection made by Martin Tully Committee No.8 17 Sep 1895 17 Oct 1895 1mth 1day 17th (1895 - 1898) Case of Mr A.J.C Single Committee No.9 19 Sep 1895 10 Oct 1895 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Application of Mr J.F Connelly to mine in the parish of Currajong Committee No.13 15 Oct 1895 18 Dec 1895 2mths 4days 17th (1895 - 1898) Wellington Show Ground Hill Committee No.15 12 Nov 1895 3 Dec 1895 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.6 13 May 1896 16 Nov 1896 6mths 4days 17th (1895 - 1898) Library Committee No.3 14 May 1896 16 Nov 1896 6mths 3days 17th (1895 - 1898) City Mutual Life Assurance Company’s (Limited) Enabling Bill Committee No.7 26 May 1896 16 Jun 1896 22days 17th (1895 - 1898) The Abattoirs Committee No.8 2 Jun 1896 12 Nov 1896 5mths 11days 17th (1895 - 1898) Old Age Pension Committee No.9 16 Jun 1896 16 Sep 1896 3mths 1day 17th (1895 - 1898) Case of Staff Sergeant W.Jiffkins Committee No.11 30 Jun 1896 26 Aug 1896 1mth 28days 17th (1895 - 1898) North Shore Bridge Bill Committee No.13 1 Jul 1896 28 Jul 1896 28days 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Captain Rossi Committee No.20 28 Jul 1896 1 Oct 1896 2mths 4days 17th (1895 - 1898) Land fronting Throsby and Cottage Creeks, sold by A.A Dangar, Esquire Committee No.18 28 Jul 1896 16 Nov 1896 3mths 20days 17th (1895 - 1898) Ryan’s Conditional Purchase in the Wagga Wagga Land District Committee No.21 4 Aug 1896 10 Sep 1896 1mth 7days 17th (1895 - 1898) Gore and Artarmon Estates, North Shore Committee No.22 11 Aug 1896 12 Nov 1896 3mths 2days 17th (1895 - 1898) Pitt Town Settlement Committee No.30 6 Oct 1896 12 Nov 1896 1mth 7days 17th (1895 - 1898) Claim of Richardson, Turner & Co Committee No.36 21 Oct 1896 12 Nov 1896 23days 17th (1895 - 1898) Library Committee No.3 28 Apr 1897 10 Dec 1897 7mths 13days 17th (1895 - 1898) Library Committee No. 4 28 Jun 1898 8 Jul 1898 11days 17th (1895 - 1898) Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 2 17 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 4mths 7days 18th (1898 - 1901) Library Committee No. 4 25 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 29days 18th (1898 - 1901) Library Committee No. 4 25 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 29days 18th (1898 - 1901) Land Fronting Throsby and Cottage Creek sold by A.A. Dangar, Esq. Committee No. 9 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of John Sullivan, Harbours and Rivers Department Committee No. 8 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Thomas Buckley, Public Works Department Committee No. 7 30 Aug 1898 23 Dec 1898 3mths 24days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claims of Mr. W. Birthrey, Road Contracts, Gloucester Committee No. 19 22 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Rachel Dawson Committee No.20 22 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Estate of the late S.M Swift of Petersham Committee No.23 13 Dec 1898 22 Dec 1898 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Library Committee No.2 21 Feb 1899 30 Mar 1899 1mth 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Elections and Qualifications Committee No.5 21 Feb 1899 30 Mar 1899 1mth 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Estate of the late S.M Swift of Petersham Committee No.3 1 Aug 1899 21 Dec 1899 4mths 21days 18th (1898 - 1901) Stanford Coal-mine Railway Bill Committee No.14 25 Oct 1899 23 Dec 1899 1mth 29days 18th (1898 - 1901) Case of Thomas Buckley – Public Works Department Committee No.17 7 Nov 1899 20 Dec 1899 1mth 14days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of James and Patrick Guihan of Kangaroo Valley Committee No.19 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim by Messrs Maddison and Ewing Contractors Committee No.15 2 Aug 1900 27 Sep 1900 1mth 26days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claims of Contractors, Mosman and Middle Harbour Sewerage Committee No.11 11 Sep 1901 23 Oct 1901 1mth 13days 19th (1901 - 1904) Claim of Mr John Leonard against the Public Works Department Committee No.8 17 Jun 1902 19 Dec 1902 6mths 3days 19th (1901 - 1904) Murrumbidgee Northern Water Supply and Irrigation Bill Committee No.14 11 Sep 1903 24 Nov 1903 2mths 14days 19th (1901 - 1904) Library Committee No.4 21 Sep 1904 24 Dec 1904 3mths 4days 19th (1901 - 1904) Coraki Roman Catholic Church Trustees Enabling Bill Committee No.12 29 Nov 1904 6 Dec 1904 8days 19th (1901 - 1904) Library Committee No.4 28 Jun 1905 9 Dec 1905 5mths 12days 20th (1904 - 1907) Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Bill Committee No.11 8 Aug 1905 26 Sep 1905 1mth 19days 20th (1904 - 1907) Chairman Diocese of Goulburn Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.13 23 Aug 1905 5 Sep 1905 14days 20th (1904 - 1907) Sydney Corporation Amendment Bill Committee No.22 15 Nov 1905 28 Nov 1905 14days 20th (1904 - 1907) Library Committee No.2 10 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 5mths 9days 20th (1904 - 1907) David Berry Hospital Bill Committee No.14 22 Nov 1906 6 Dec 1906 15days 20th (1904 - 1907) Occupation of Land at la Perouse by the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company Committee No.13 22 Nov 1906 13 Dec 1906 22days 20th (1904 - 1907) Refreshment Committee No.5 9 Jul 1907 12 Jul 1907 4days 20th (1904 - 1907) Library Committee No.3 9 Jul 1907 12 Jul 1907 4days 20th (1904 - 1907) Library Committee No.3 24 Oct 1907 20 Dec 1907 1mth 27days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.3 13 Mar 1908 11 Apr 1908 30days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.4 5 Aug 1908 19 Dec 1908 4mths 15days 21st (1907 - 1910) Library Committee No.4 14 Jul 1909 17 Dec 1909 5mths 4days 21st (1907 - 1910)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined the party in 1909. Protectionist - Progressive

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Journalist and printer. Apprenticed as a compositor. Worked as a compositor and in a paper warehouse. Assisted to organise unions. Founded Democratic Alliance in 1884. Joined debating societies. Commissioner of Chicago Exposition in 1893. Founder of Sporting League in 1907. Author in 1894, 1897, 1904, 1905 and 1906; wrote two plays. Elected as Land and Industrial Alliance candidate; supported J.Robertson.

Local Government Activity

Alderman of the Sydney City Council for Cook Ward, 1 December 1906 - 25 April 1910. Member of the Works Committee 1907 - 1910; the Fruit and Vegetable Markets Special Committee 1907; the Finance Committee 1908 - 1909; the Health and By-Laws Committee 1908 and 1910; and the Street Signs Special Committee 1908.

Personal

Son of Peter O'Sullivan, ex soldier, and Mary Anne Burgoyne. Married Agnes Anne Firman in 1878 and had issue, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Waverley cemetery from St Mary's Roman Catholic cathedral.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11. A biography is on the National Library of Australia's Federation Gateway website: http://www.nla.gov.au/guides/federation/people/osullivan.html Bruce E. Mansfield, 'Australian Democrat: the Career of Edward William O'Sullivan, 1846 - 1910', Sydney, 1965. Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1. Edward William O'Sullivan, 1905, 1906 (MLDOC 2877) 2. Edward William O'Sullivan - papers, (MLMSS 239) 3. Edward William O'Sullivan - papers, 1873 - 1953 (MLMSS 1603)

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