Henry Joseph Ryan (1873 – 17 January 1943) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Henry Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cook | |
| In office 22 May 1915 – 11 May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Douglas |
| Succeeded by | James Kenny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Joseph Ryan 1873 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 17 January 1943 (aged 70) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Kate Butler (m.1898) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Biography
editRyan was born at Ballarat, Victoria, the son of Thomas Ryan and his wife Margaret (née O'Brien). He was educated at the Christian Brothers College in Ballarat[1] and on arrival in North Queensland took up mining. After his political career he was a businessman in Brisbane.[2]
On 4 May 1898 he married Kate Butler in Gympie and together had one son.[1] Ryan died in Brisbane in January 1943[2] and was buried in the Toowong Cemetery.[3]
Public career
editRyan was heavily involved in the trade union movement and was associated with Ted Theodore amongst others in the Australian Workers' Association of Queensland. He was a delegate at the 1913 Rockhampton conference when the AWA was absorbed into the Australian Workers' Union.[2]
He entered state politics at the 1915 Queensland state election when he won the seat of Cook for the Labor Party.[4] Ryan defeated the sitting member for Cook, Henry Douglas of the Queensland Liberal Party,[5] after previously standing unsuccessfully against him at the 1912 state election.[6]
Ryan represented Cook for fourteen years before being defeated by James Kenny of the Country and Progressive National Party in 1929.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Telegraph (Brisbane, QLD. : 1872 - 1947) - 18 Jan 1943 - p3". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 18 January 1943. p. 3 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Deceased Search Archived 8 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 772. Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Douglas, Henry Alexander Cecil – Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING". The Brisbane Courier. No. 16, 940. Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "COUNTRY SEATS". Sunday Mail. No. 472. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.