John Mullan (Australian politician)

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

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]