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Mr Thomas John SHANNON (1884 - 1954)

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Date of Birth: 09/12/1884
Place of Birth: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 09/06/1954
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Phillip 19 Jan 1953 09 Jun 1954 1 year 4 months 22 days
Member for Phillip 17 Jun 1950 14 Jan 1953 2 years 6 months 29 days
Member for Phillip 03 May 1947 22 May 1950 3 years 20 days
Member for Phillip 27 May 1944 29 Mar 1947 2 years 10 months 3 days
Member for Phillip 10 May 1941 24 Apr 1944 2 years 11 months 15 days
Member for Phillip 04 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 1 month 15 days
Member for Phillip 18 Apr 1935 24 Feb 1938 2 years 10 months 7 days
Member for Phillip 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2 years 10 months 2 days
Member for Phillip 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1 year 6 months 24 days
Member for Surry Hills 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Surry Hills 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 08 Oct 1927 09 Jun 1954 26 years 8 months 2 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Estate agent. Educated at St Benedict's School, Broadway; grocer then real estate agent; President of the Hibernian Australian Catholic Benefit Society; chairman of New South Wales Community Hospital., Moore Park; executive member of Food for Babies Fund for 25 years; trustee of Sydney Cricket Ground.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of the Sydney City Council for Cook Ward, 1 December 1921 - 31 December 1927 and for Flinders Ward 18 June 1930 - 31 December 1948. Member of the Works Committee 1922 - 1932 and 1935 - 1948; the Health and By-Laws Committee 1922 - 1924 and 1931 - 1938; the Electricity Supply Committee 1925 - 1927 and 1934; the Finance Committee 1930 - 1934; the Electricity Committee 1930 and 1933; the Health and Recreations Committee 1939 - 1948; and the National Emergency Services Special Committee 1942 - 1945.
Personal
Son of Robert Shannon, cab driver, and Kate McGovern. Married Mary Porter on 8 April 1928. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Randwick cemetery from St Peter's Roman Catholic church in Surry Hills.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.