Mr John Marcus BADDELEY (1881 - 1953)**

Date of Birth: 20/11/1881 Place of Birth: Burslem, Staffordshire, England Date of Death: 01/07/1953 Place of Death: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 25 Mar 1922 8 Sep 1949 27yr(s) 5mth(s) 15day(s) Member for Newcastle 25 Mar 1922 18 Apr 1925 3yr(s) 25day(s) 26th (1922 - 1925) Member for Newcastle 30 May 1925 7 Sep 1927 2yr(s) 3mth(s) 9day(s) 27th (1925 - 1927) Member for Cessnock 8 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 11day(s) 28th (1927 - 1930) Member for Cessnock 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 24day(s) 29th (1930 - 1932) Member for Cessnock 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s) 30th (1932 - 1935) Member for Cessnock 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2yr(s) 9mth(s) 14day(s) 31st (1935 - 1938) Member for Cessnock 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3yr(s) 24day(s) 32nd (1938 - 1941) Member for Cessnock 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 33rd (1941 - 1944) Member for Cessnock 28 Apr 1944 29 Mar 1947 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 2day(s) 34th (1944 - 1947) Member for Cessnock 3 May 1947 8 Sep 1949 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 6day(s) 35th (1947 - 1950) Secretary for Mines and Minister for Labour and Industry 17 Jun 1925 26 May 1927 1yr(s) 11mth(s) 10day(s) Secretary for Mines and Minister for Labour and Industry 27 May 1927 18 Oct 1927 4mth(s) 22day(s) Secretary for Mines and Minister for Labour and Industry 4 Nov 1930 13 May 1932 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 10day(s) Deputy Premier, Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Mines 16 May 1941 8 Jun 1944 3yr(s) 24day(s) Deputy Premier, Colonial Secretary, Minister for Mines and Minister for National Emergency Services 8 Jun 1944 6 Feb 1947 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 30day(s) Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Mines 6 Feb 1947 8 Sep 1949 2yr(s) 7mth(s) 3day(s) Deputy Premier and Minister for National Emergency Services 25 Feb 1947 8 Sep 1949 2yr(s) 6mth(s) 15day(s) Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare 29 Oct 1947 9 Mar 1948 4mth(s) 10day(s) Acting Premier 26 Aug 1948 22 Dec 1948 3mth(s) 27day(s)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Miner and union official. Arrived in Australia at two years of age. Educated at Newcastle South public school. Left at an early age for odd jobs in Newcastle colliery, later on coal face; moved to Cessnock in 1908 working at neath Colliery and later at Aberdare Extended Colliery; became lodge secretary; district delegate in 1911, president of Newcastle District Colliery Employees Federation from 1914 until 1922; first president of Australian Coal and Shale Employees Federation from 1915 until 1922; chairman of State Coal Mine Authority 1949 until 1953; miners' representative on Coal Tribunal; president of Cessnock Hospital Board; supported Cessnock Co-operative Store. All Australian Trade Union congress; member of Druid Society.

Local Government Activity

Councillor of Cessnock Shire from January until October 1914.

Personal

Son of George Billinge, publican, and Mary Elizabeth Bailey. Married Harriet Churchill on 24 February 1902 and had issue, 2 sons and 3 daughters. Northern suburbs cremation from St Andrew's Church of England cathedral.

Additional Information

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