Daniel Ryan (Queensland politician)

Daniel Ryan (4 April 1865 – 11 December 1952) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Daniel Ryan
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Townsville
In office
22 May 1915 – 9 October 1920
Preceded byRobert Philp
Succeeded byWilliam Green
Personal details
Born
Daniel Ryan

(1865-04-04)4 April 1865
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Died11 December 1952(1952-12-11) (aged 87)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse(s)Gertrude Mary Fogarty (m.1889 d.1902), Eleanor Marion Fogarty (m.1908 d.1942),
OccupationReporter

Biography

Ryan was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, the son of Michael Ryan and his wife Anastasia (née Coohey). He was educated in Melbourne and Bendigo and after finishing his schooling worked as a reporter for the Bendigo Advertiser. After his defeat in politics he worked for the Public Curator's Office in Brisbane as a valuator.[1]

On 18 May 1889 he married Gertrude Mary Fogarty in Townsville and together had a son and four daughters. Gertrude died in 1902 and in 1908 Ryan married Gertrude's sister, Eleanor Marion Fogarty (died 1942).[2] He died in Brisbane in December 1952 and his funeral proceeded from St Finbarr's Catholic Church, Ashgrove, to the Toowong Cemetery.[3]

Public career

At the 1915 Queensland state election Ryan won the seat of Townsville for the Labor Party, defeating Robert Philp,[4] who had represented the electorate since 1888 and was the Premier of Queensland on two separate occasions.[5] Ryan went on to hold the seat until the 1920 Queensland state election when he was defeated by William Green of the Northern Country Party.[6]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. "Advertising". The Courier-mail. No. 5005. Queensland, Australia. 12 December 1952. p. 14. Retrieved 14 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 895. Queensland, Australia. 25 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 14 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Philp, Sir Robert — Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  6. "COUNTRY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 376. Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 14 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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