John Mullan (Australian politician)

The Honourable John Mullan
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 1913 – 30 June 1917
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Charters Towers
In office 5 February 1908 – 27 April 1912 Serving with Vernon Winstanley
Preceded by	William Paull
Succeeded by	Robert Wynn Williams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Flinders
In office 16 March 1918 – 11 June 1932
Preceded by	John May
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Carpentaria
In office 11 June 1932 – 29 March 1941
Succeeded by	Norm Smith
Personal details
Born	(1871-09-08)8 September 1871 Dublin, Ireland
Died	1 October 1941(1941-10-01) (aged 70) Brisbane, Queensland
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Mary Ellen Farrelly
Occupation	Trade union organiser

John Mullan (8 September 1871 – 1 October 1941)^[1] was an Irish-born Australian politician.

Early life

Born in Dublin, where he was educated, he migrated to Australia in 1889, becoming a clerk and railway worker. He was an organiser of the Charters Towers Miners' Union and the Australian Workers' Union.^[2]

Politics

In 1908 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the Labor member for Charters Towers, where he remained until 1912.^[1] In 1913 he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Queensland. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1917,^[2][3] after which he returned to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Flinders in 1918.^[1] He served as Attorney-General from 1920 to 1929. In 1932, he changed seats, moving to Carpentaria,^[1] and resumed his position as Attorney-General, which he retained until 1940.

Later life

Mullan died in 1941 and was accorded a State funeral which took place from St Stephen's Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.^[4][5]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. Guyatt, Joy (1986). "Mullan, John (1871–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 10. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
3. Harrison, Jennifer (2000). "MULLAN, John (1871–1941)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
4. "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. 3 October 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2015 – via Trove.
5. Mullan, John Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

External links

• Torres Strait Islands Photograph Album 1935, State Library of Queensland. Photograph album showcasing Queensland Attorney-General Hon. John Mullan's 1935 official visit to the Torres Strait Islands and the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by William Paull	Member for Charters Towers 1908 – 1912 Served alongside: Vernon Winstanley	Succeeded by Robert Wynn Williams
Preceded by John May	Member for Flinders 1918 – 1932	Abolished
New seat	Member for Carpentaria 1932 – 1941	Succeeded by Norm Smith