Michael O'Grady (16 October 1824 – 5 January 1876)[1] K.S.G., M.L.A., was an Irish-born politician in Australia, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Michael O'Grady | |
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| 1st & 9th Mayor of Hawthorn | |
| In office 1860–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Dugald McDougall |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lawes |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Harston |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for South Bourke | |
| In office 1 August 1861 – 1 January 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Hibbert Newton |
| Succeeded by | John Crews |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Villiers & Heytesbury | |
| In office 1 November 1870 – 1 January 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Morgan McDonnell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1824 Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Died | 5 January 1876 (aged 51) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia |
Background
editO'Grady was born in Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ireland,[1] and went to London as a boy to push his fortune.[2] In 1855 he was sent out to Sydney to establish a branch of the "People's Provident Society."[2] The next year he removed to Melbourne and was connected with insurance business.
Politics
editIn 1861 O'Grady entered the Lower House of the Victorian Parliament as member for South Bourke,[3] and was Vice-president Board Land & Works and Commissioner Public Works from 6 May 1868 to 11 July 1868[3] in the Charles Sladen Ministry.[2] In November 1870 O'Grady was elected as member for Villiers and Heytesbury, a position he held until his death.[3] He again held the Commissioner of Public Works post, in the Charles Gavan Duffy Ministry from 19 June 1871 to 10 June 1872.[3] O'Grady, who was created a Knight of St. Gregory by the Pope in 1871,[2] was a member of the Hawthorn Municipal Council from 1860 to 1861 and mayor 1870 to 1871. He died at his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne from a liver complaint on 5 January 1876.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Woods, Janice Burns. "O'Grady, Michael (1824–1876)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c d "O'Grady, Michael". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2013.