Mr John BAILEY (1871 - 1947)**

Date of Birth: 14/06/1871 Place of Birth: Manus Creek, New South wales, Australia Date of Death: 26/10/1947 Place of Death: Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 23 Nov 1918 18 Apr 1925 6yr(s) 4mth(s) 27day(s) Member for Monaro 23 Nov 1918 18 Feb 1920 1yr(s) 2mth(s) 27day(s) 24th (1917 - 1920) By-election – elected for balance of term of G. T. C. Miller Member for Goulburn 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1yr(s) 10mth(s) 29day(s) 25th (1920 - 1922) Member for Goulburn 25 Mar 1922 18 Apr 1925 3yr(s) 25day(s) 26th (1922 - 1925)

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP).

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Shearer and union official. Left school at an early age to help father; worked as a shearer; member of Australian Workers Union, appointed as an organiser in 1901, federation vice president and president of the central branch from 1914 until 1924. President of New South Wales branch in 1938, replaced by the direction of the federal executive; director of the 'World' 1931 - 1932. Owned property in the Monaro electorate.

Personal

Son of Thomas Henry Bailey, farmer, and Rosanna Rielly Boyd. Married Esther Elphick on 29 November 1891 at Tumut and had issue, 2 sons and 2 daughters. Funeral at Woronora Crematorium.

Additional Information

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