John Walsh (Australian politician)

John Walsh
John Walsh
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly; for Cook
	In office; 5 December 1878 – 30 October 1883 Serving with Frederick Cooper
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	John Hamilton
Personal details
Born	John Walsh; 1842; County Galway, Ireland
Died	13 February 1893 (aged 50 or 51); Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Waverley Cemetery
Nationality	Irish Australian
Spouse(s)	Margaret Jane Clohesy (m.1867)
Occupation	Storekeeper

John Walsh (1842 – 13 February 1893) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Walsh was born in Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland.[2] He married Margaret Jane Clohesy on 28 December 1867.

Career

Walsh was a storekeeper in Cooktown, 1874–79, and a storekeeper in Smithfield, Cairns, 1877. He became Mayor of Cooktown, 1876–77.[3] He represented the electoral district of Cook from 5 December 1878 to 30 October 1883.[3] As member for Cook he lobbied for a rail link to Cooktown to support the gold mining in the district.[4]

He went on to become a railway contractor and investor in New South Wales, 1884.

Later life

Walsh died on 13 February 1893 in Randwick, Sydney.[3] His funeral was held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Randwick after which he was buried in Waverley Cemetery.[2]

References

"Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"DEATH OF MR. JOHN WALSH". The Freeman's Journal. XLIV (2554). Sydney. 18 February 1893. p. 15. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"Former Members Biography". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Ormston, Robert (1996). The rise and fall of a frontier mining town: Cooktown 1873-85 (PDF). The University of Queensland. p. 332.

Parliament of Queensland
New seat	Member for Cook 1878–1883 Served alongside: Frederick Cooper	Succeeded by John Hamilton

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[qpm-1] "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[:1-2] "DEATH OF MR. JOHN WALSH". The Freeman's Journal. XLIV (2554). Sydney. 18 February 1893. p. 15. Retrieved 6 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[:0-3] "Former Members Biography". Queensland Parliament. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[4] Ormston, Robert (1996). The rise and fall of a frontier mining town: Cooktown 1873-85 (PDF). The University of Queensland. p. 332.