Riordan, William James
Personal
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)
[Last Modified: Monday, 01 January 0001]