Preceded by Robert Herbertson Nationality Australian Religion Roman Catholic | Succeeded by John Kessell Political party Labour Party Australian Labor Party | |
Full Name Edward Denis Joseph Breslin Born 10 March 1882
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ( 1882-03-10 ) Alma mater St John's College, Sydney Died 26 August 1914, Gladstone, Australia Education St John's College, University of Sydney | ||
Edward Denis Joseph Breslin (10 March 1882 - 26 August 1914) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Breslin was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Cornelius Connell Breslin and his wife Ellen (née Gallagher). He was educated at Nudgee College in Brisbane before attending St John's College, Sydney.
Breslin died at Gladstone in August 1914.
Public life
Breslin, representing Labour, won the seat of Port Curtis in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1909 state election. He held the seat in 1912 state election by two votes but the election of Breslin was later declared null and void by Justice Charles Chubb, the elections judge of the Queensland Supreme Court and he lost the resulting by-election in October 1912.
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