John Gilday

John Theophilus Gilday (1874 – 29 August 1937) was a meatworker and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

John Gilday
Queensland Parliamentary Labor Party (Assembly) 1921 - Gilday is third from the left - Second row
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ithaca
In office 27 Apr 1912 – 8 May 1926
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Ned Hanlon
Personal details
Born	John Theophilus Gilday 1874 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	29 August 1937 (aged 62 or 63) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	Mary Walker (m.1899 d.1953)
Occupation	Meatworker

Biography

Gilday was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to parents Martin Gilday and his wife Honorah (née Corcoran). He went to Ballarat State School and became a meatworker in New South Wales. He was a director of the Daily Standard & The Worker newspapers.[1]

On 1 February 1899 he married Mary Walker (died 1953)[2] in Brisbane and together had two sons and two daughters. He died in August 1937[1] and his funeral proceeded from his late residence in Paddington to the Toowong Cemetery.[3]

Public career

Gilday, for the Labor Party, held the seat of Ithaca in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from its inception in 1912 until his retirement from politics in 1926.[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
3. "Family Notices". The Courier-mail (1248). Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.