Date of Birth: 16/07/1912
Place of Birth: Belmore, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 09/11/1973
Place of Death: Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
14 Sep 1954 |
22 Apr 1961 |
6 years 7 months 9 days |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 14 September 1954. Casual vacancy – elected for balance of term of Hon. H.Latimer, deceased. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member since 1934. President, secretary, treasurer, president and secretary of the State Electoral Conference; delegate to State and Federal Electorate Conferences. Member of Federated Clerks Union since 1931.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (Barrister). Educated at Marist Brothers College in Sydney. Admitted as a solicitor in 1936, with Abram Landa and Co. 1936, then Charker and Cahill, large industrial and workers' compensation practice; called to Bar in 1949, Queens Council in 1963; director of Manly Hospital. Recreational interests included swimming and golf.
Honours Received
Appointed as a Queens Counsel (QC)
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Lionel Bernard Cahill, conveyancer, and Florence Rose Dunn. Married (1) Margaret McDonald on 23 December 1940 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Married (2) Patricia Winifred Cameron. Roman Catholic. Burial at Northern Suburbs Lawn Cemetery from Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic church in Manly.
