Preceded by George Barnes Nationality Australian Occupation Clerk Resting place South Brisbane Cemetery | Succeeded by Otto Madsen Political party ALP Party Australian Labor Party | |
Full Name John Joseph O'Connor Healy Born 19 March 1894
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia ( 1894-03-19 ) Spouse(s) Florence May Ahern (m.1921) Died 18 July 1970, Brisbane, Australia | ||
John Joseph O'Connor Healy (19 March 1894 - 18 July 1970) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Healy was born in Maryborough, Queensland, the son of John Edward James Healy and his wife Margaret (née O'Connor). He was educated at St Mary's Convent, Yuleba State School, Assumption College in Warwick and Nudgee College in Brisbane. On leaving school he took up work as a clerk with the Queensland Railways in Warwick from 1908 until 1935.
After politics he was a clerk in the Queensland Public Service before being the Private Secretary from 1950-1956 to Paul Hilton, the Minister for Works in the Queensland Government. From 1956 he was once again working as a clerk, this time the Valuer-General's department. He retired in 1961.
On the 5th October 1921, Healy married Florence May Ahern and together had two sons and a daughter. He died in Brisbane in July 1970 and was buried in the South Brisbane Cemetery.
Public life
After unsuccessfully standing for the seat of Warwick at the 1932 Queensland state elections, Healy, a member of the ALP, stood again three years later and this time was victorious. He went on to represent the electorate of Warwick for the next 12 years, only to lose to Otto Madsen of the Country Party in 1947.
Healy was recommended by the Queensland Central Executive of the Labor Party to contest the seat of Roma at the 1950 Queensland state elections, but the Labour in Politics Convention opted to endorse opponent J. D. Kane instead.