O'Sullivan, Thomas
Personal
Birth Date:
13 December 1856 (Ipswich, Queensland)
Death Date:
22 February 1953 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Patrick O'Sullivan and Mary (nee Real)
Family:
Rosanna Mellin on 20 January 1886, 3 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Ipswich State and St. Mary's schools
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Articled to C. E. Chubb, 1873; Barrister, 1900; King's Counsellor, 1911; Judge, District Court, 1915; Justice, Supreme Court of Queensland, 1921 to 1926
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 24 Sep 1903 | 25 Jan 1906 | |
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 18 Feb 1908 | 9 Dec 1915 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Warwick | 10 Feb 1906 | 5 Feb 1908 | By election |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney-General | 29 Oct 1908 | 1 Jun 1915 |
| Secretary for Agriculture | 18 Feb 1908 | 29 Oct 1908 |
| Secretary for Public Works and Agriculture | 6 Feb 1907 | 19 Nov 1907 |
| Secretary for Public Works | 19 Jan 1906 | 6 Feb 1907 |
| Representative of Government in Legislative Council | 24 Sep 1903 | 19 Jan 1906 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Chairman, Central Sugar Cane Prices Board; President, Queensland Irish Association
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 68170; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); Stevenson, Brian F, 'O'Sullivan, Thomas (1856 - 1953)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 11, Melbourne University Press, 1988, pp 108-109
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 30 August 2017]