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John Denis Teahan
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Birth | | Date: 28 August 1900
Place: Boulder, Western Australia |
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Parents | | Son of Patrick Teahan, shopkeeper and miner, and Ellen Anglis |
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Marriage and Family | | Married 24 September 1924, Sacred Heart Church, Highgate to Catherine Cooney (born circa 1902 and died June 1974), daughter of Matthew Cooney and Mary Reilly
Children: one son and two daughters |
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Death | | Date: 21 October 1968
Place: Boulder, Western Australia
Cemetery: Kalgoorlie Cemetery, WA
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Religion | | Catholic |
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Education | | Christian Brothers College Kalgoorlie, completed Leaving Certificate and matriculation 1918 |
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Occupation | | Clerk, tax inspector, storekeeper and businessperson |
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Employment History | | Clerk and inspector with Taxation Department Perth 1918–1932
In business in Kalgoorlie as storekeeper and tax agent 1932–1954 |
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House | | MLC |
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Local Government Service | | Boulder Municipal Council 8 July 1938–1944
Mayor of Boulder 9 May 1944–26 June 1954 |
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Party | | Labor
President Eastern Goldfields District Council 1942 and executive officer for nine years, Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Delegate to six state ALP Conferences and two federal conferences |
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Date Elected | | 22 May 1954 |
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Speeches | | Search for speeches by John Teahan |
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Year Retired/Resigned | | 1965 |
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Electorate | | North-East |
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Parliamentary Service | | Electorates
- MLC North-East Province 22 May 1954–21 May 1965
- Contested ALP pre-selection for Boulder 1948
Office
Committees
- Member Honorary Royal Committee on Betting 1948
- Member Select Committee on the Jury Act 1898–1953, 1956
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References | | D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 250.
West Australian, 23 October 1968.
Kalgoorlie Miner, 23 October 1968.
Who's Who Australia, (1965) |
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