Mr James RYAN (1863 - 1940)

Date of Birth: 01/01/1863
Place of Birth: Doon, County Tipperary, Ireland
Date of Death: 21/06/1940
Place of Death: Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	17 Jul 1917	22 Apr 1934	16yr(s) 9mth(s) 6day(s)	Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 6 May 1917
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	23 Apr 1934	21 Jun 1940	6yr(s) 1mth(s) 30day(s)	A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 19 December 1933 and 8 December 1936. A Member before reconstitution. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life.
Minister without portfolio and member of Executive Council	18 Oct 1927	3 Nov 1930	3yr(s) 17day(s)
Minister without portfolio and member of Executive Council	18 Jun 1932	13 Apr 1938	5yr(s) 9mth(s) 27day(s)
Vice President of Executive Council	16 May 1932	17 Jun 1932	1mth(s) 2day(s)

Political Party Activity

National; United Australia Party

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1896.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Journalist. Educated by Christian Brothers in Ireland; as youth sent out to join uncle in Melbourne., who died soon afterwards; moved to New Zealand and to Sydney c.1884; assisted road superintendent in Orange and Lithgow districts; joined Lithgow Mercury in 1886, managing editor 1889 - 1926, retired; foundation member of New South Wales Country Press Association 1900, president 1909 - 1910; committee member of Australasian Provincial Press Association; chairman of directors of New South Wales Country Press Co-operative Company of Australia Limited 1932 - 1940; member of Country Printing Trades Wages Board; president of Lithgow School of Arts for 25 years; director of Lithgow Hospital Board.

Personal

Son of Patrick Ryan, farmer, and Alice Ryan. Married Margaret Redmond, schoolteacher, and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Roman Catholic. Funeral at South Head cemetery from St Mary's Roman Catholic cathedral.

Additional Information

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