Riordan, William James

Personal

Riordan, William James
Birth Date: 20 April 1882 (Mackay, Queensland)
Death Date: 15 September 1955 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents: William Riordan and Mary (nee Walsh)
Family: (2) Lyla Elizabeth Boland on 2 October 1943, (1) Annie Helen Page on 28 March 1907, 1 son, 2 daughters
Education: Mackay State School
Religion: Roman Catholic

Career

Labourer, Cairns-Mulgrave railway; Fireman and driver, Chillagoe Railway Co.; President, Chillagoe Amalgamated Workers' Association; Organiser, Far North Australia Workers' Union, 1903; State president, Far North Australia Workers' Union, 1916-1925; State secretary, Far North Australia Workers' Union, 1925-1933; Member, Queensland Industrial Court, 1933-1953; Director, 'Daily Standard' and 'Worker' (Brisbane); Chairman, Royal Commission on Offcourse Betting, 1951-1952

Parliamentary Representation

House Party Electorate From To Elected/Departure Reason
Council ALP Legislative Council 10 Oct 1917 23 Mar 1922 Council Abolished

Additional Information

Notes: Contested Senate in 1925
Sources: Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:184968; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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