Full Name Daniel Mulcahy | Political party Labour Party Religion Roman Catholic Party Australian Labor Party | |
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Spouse(s) Bridget Mary Ryan (m.1885), Mary Frances Synan (m.1892) | ||
Daniel Mulcahy (1857 - 6 January 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Mulcahy was born at Tamworth, New South Wales, the son of John Mulcahy and his wife Ellen (née Allen). He was educated in Tamworth and he became a miner and investor in Gympie from 1880. After his defeat in politics Mulcahy worked as a land agent in Gympie.
On 8 September 1885 he married Bridget Mary Ryan and together had two daughters. He then married Mary Frances Synan at Brisbane in 1892. Mulcahy died in January 1932 and was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.
Public career
Mulcahy started in politics as an alderman in the Borough of Gympie Council from 1892 until 1900 and was Mayor of the town from 1899 to 1901.
When Andrew Fisher resigned as the state member for Gympie in 1901 to enter federal politics, Mulcahy won the ensuing by-election, beating Captain Reid, his opponent by just four votes. He went on to represent the electorate until 1912 when he was defeated by George Mackay, the Queensland Liberal.