Date of Birth: 01/01/1866
Place of Birth: Cork, Ireland
Date of Death: 16/04/1943
Place of Death: Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
21 Jul 1908 |
22 Apr 1934 |
25 years 9 months 2 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 10 July 1908. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), member of central executive in 1907.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Shipwright and Company Director. Secretary of Shipwrights Provident Union; trustee, president and vice president of of Eight Hour Day committee; director of Illawarra and South Coast Steam Navigation Company Limited in 1927, chairman of directors in 1938; director of Sydney Hospital 1913 - 1919, vice president 1919-1927, president 1927 - 1938.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of John Travers, sea captain, and Ellen McCarthy. Married Ellen McCarthy on 29 January 1889 at Brisbane, Queensland and had issue, 1 daughter and 4 sons. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Waverley cemetery.
