Edward Mulcahy (politician)

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Edward Mulcahy
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Senator for Tasmania
In office
1 January 1904 – 10 May 1910
In office
15 January 1919 – 30 June 1920
Preceded byJames Long
Personal details
Born(1850-03-28)28 March 1850
County Limerick, Ireland
Died23 October 1927(1927-10-23) (aged 77)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyProtectionist (1904–09)
Liberal (1909–17)
Nationalist (1917–19)

Edward Mulcahy (28 March 1850 – 23 October 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in County Limerick, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in Tasmania. He became an apprentice compositor and established a soft goods business in Hobart. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for West Hobart, serving until 1903, including a period from 1899-1903 when he was Minister for Lands and Works and Minister for Mines. In 1904, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Protectionist Senator for Tasmania. Defeated as a Liberal in 1910, he returned to the House of Assembly as the member for Wilmot, serving as Minister for Lands and Works, Minister for Mines and Minister for Railways 1912–1914. In 1919, he left the Assembly and was appointed to the Senate as a Nationalist, filling the vacancy caused by Labor Senator James Long's resignation. He retired in 1919.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-23.


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