Daniel Mulcahy
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
11 Mar 1899 – 27 Apr 1912
Serving with George Ryland
Preceded byAndrew Fisher
Succeeded byGeorge Mackay
Personal details
Born
Daniel Mulcahy

1857
Tamworth, Colony of New South Wales
Died6 January 1932 (aged 74-75)
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeGympie Cemetery
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Bridget Mary Ryan (m.1885), Mary Frances Synan (m.1892)
OccupationLand agent

Daniel Mulcahy (1857 – 6 January 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Mulcahy was born at Tamworth, New South Wales, the son of John Mulcahy and his wife Ellen (née Allen). He was educated in Tamworth and he became a miner and investor in Gympie from 1880. After his defeat in politics, Mulcahy worked as a land agent in Gympie.

On 8 September 1885, he married Bridget Mary Ryan. She died the following year. He then married Mary Frances Synan, a school teacher, in 1892. They had three daughters and one son together.[1]

Mulcahy died in January 1932 and was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.[2]

Public career

Mulcahy started in politics as an alderman in the Borough of Gympie Council from 1892 until 1900 and was Mayor of the town from 1899 to 1901.[1]

When Andrew Fisher resigned as the state member for Gympie in 1901 to enter federal politics, Mulcahy won the ensuing by-election, beating his opponent, Captain Reid, by just four votes.[3] He went on to represent the electorate until 1912 when he was defeated by George Mackay, a Queensland Liberal.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine — Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "THE GYMPIE ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVII, no. 13, 545. Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 17 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 940. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 17 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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