Hanlon, Edward Michael (Ned)
Personal
Birth Date:
1 October 1887 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
15 January 1952 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Michael Hanlon and Mary Ann (nee Byrne)
Family:
Elizabeth Carver on 17 April 1922, 2 sons, 3 daughters
Education:
Petrie Terrace State School; Red Hill Convent; Brisbane Technical College
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Milk deliverer, messenger and grocer's assistant; Porter, Queensland Railways, 1908 to 1912; Owner, grocery business
Military Service:
Great War: Enlisted in AIF on 11 August 1915, joined the 9th Battalion in Egypt in March 1916 and served on the Western Front ; Promoted to sergeant and later discharged on 26 August 1919 in Brisbane
Party Positions:
- Vice-President, Executive Council. 7 Mar 1946 - 15 Jan 1952
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Ithaca | 8 May 1926 | 15 Jan 1952 | Died in office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Premier and Chief Secretary | 7 Mar 1946 | 15 Jan 1952 |
| Treasurer | 27 Apr 1944 | 7 Mar 1946 |
| Secretary for Health and Home Affairs | 5 Dec 1935 | 27 Apr 1944 |
| Home Secretary | 17 Jun 1932 | 5 Dec 1935 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interestes included gardening, cricket, football, racing, fishing and reading. He played a prominent part in the general strike of 1912, a landmark in Queensland's industrial history. Member, Shop Assistants Union; President, Ithaca Workers Political Organisation; Ithaca Returned Soldiers Labor League. Mr Hanlon is credited with expanding hospital services and developing Queensland's free hospital system. He increased pre- and ante-natal care facilties and created the Queensland Radium Institute, the Herston Medical School and the Health Education Council. He initiated the prison farm system and extended kreche and kindergarten services. He introduced major reforms in important areas including annual, sick and long service leave. He also controversially introduced electoral legislation in 1949 that established the zonal `gerrymander' system in Queensland
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 72457; `Anti-Red Ned', Queensland Biography, 14 February 1951; 'From Errand Boy (at 6/- a week) to State Premier', Telegraph, 1950; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Murphy, DJ and RB Joyce, eds, Queensland Political Portraits, 1859-1952 (St. Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1972); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
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