Riordan, Ernest Joseph (Dick)
Personal
Birth Date:
21 September 1901 (Mareeba, Queensland)
Death Date:
9 December 1954 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
William Riordan and Mary (nee Walsh)
Family:
Violet Alice Locke on 5 May 1930, 10 daughters
Education:
Chillagoe State School; Cairns State School
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Private secretary to William James Federick Riordan (nephew), Minister for Navy, 1947; Field Officer, State Employment Service, from 1944; Navvy, cane-cutter, miner and wharf labourer
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | Bowen | 20 Jun 1936 | 15 Apr 1944 | By-election |
| Assembly | ALP | Flinders | 29 Apr 1950 | 9 Dec 1954 | Died in Office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary for Mines and Immigration | 10 Mar 1952 | 9 Dec 1954 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1951 | 1952 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1950 | 1951 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1942 | 1943 |
| Government Whip | 17 Dec 1942 | 14 Apr 1944 |
| Temporary Chairman of Committees | 1941 | 1941 |
Additional Information
Sources:
Image sourced from 'Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960' by Clem Lack, 1962; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of Condolence, Second sessino of the 33rd Parliament, Vol. 211, 22 Mar 1955, pp. 1755-1756; Queensland Government Gazette, Vol. CLXXXVII, No. 135, 11 Dec 1954, pp. 1919-1920; The Courier-Mail, 'State funeral tomorrow for Mr. E.J. Riordon. Mines Minister, 53, dies at home', 10 Dec 1954; Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History, 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962)
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