Leahy, John
Personal
Birth Date:
15 July 1854 (Schull, Cork)
Death Date:
20 January 1909 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Patrick Leahy and Mary (nee Coghlan)
Family:
Annie Colbert at Thargomindah on 11 February 1886, 1 son, 6 daughters
Education:
Educated in Schull, Ireland
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Farm labourer at Bulimba, after arrival in Queensland in 1874; Established general store at Thargomindah, 1876; Acquired Royal Hotel and 'Thargomindah Herald' newspaper; Part proprietor of Thylungra Station, Windorah; Member of Bulloo Divisional Board, chairman 1883
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | IND | Bulloo | 25 Apr 1893 | 1 Mar 1899 | |
Assembly | MIN | Bulloo | 1 Mar 1899 | 27 Aug 1904 | |
Assembly | OPP | Bulloo | 27 Aug 1904 | 5 Feb 1908 | |
Assembly | MIN | Bulloo | 5 Feb 1908 | 20 Jan 1909 | Died in office |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Speaker | 23 Jul 1907 | 20 Jan 1909 |
Secretary for Railways and Public Works | 1 Feb 1901 | 17 Sep 1903 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Director, Queensland Meat Export and Agency Co. and the Australian Estates and Mortgage Co; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society, Queensland; President, Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, 1907; Member, Tattersall's Club Brisbane and the Irish Club
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 172308 ; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Monday, 01 January 0001]