Jim Garrigan

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The Honourable
Jim Garrigan
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
22 May 1954 – 5 April 1971
Preceded byJohn Cunningham
Succeeded byRon Leeson
ConstituencySouth-East Province
Personal details
Born(1905-05-26)26 May 1905
West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died5 April 1971(1971-04-05) (aged 65)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor

James Joseph Garrigan (26 May 1905 – 5 April 1971) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1954 until his death, representing South-East Province.

Garrigan was born in Perth to Mary Henrietta (née Anderson) and Timothy Garrigan. After leaving school, he lived in New South Wales for a period, working variously as a farmer, horse breaker, shearer, and station overseer. Garrigan moved to Kalgoorlie-Boulder in 1929 to work on the mines, and eventually became an underground supervisor. He served on the executive and management committee of the Australian Workers' Union's mining division.[1]

From 1946 to 1950, Garrigan served on the Boulder Municipal Council. He was elected to parliament at the , defeating John Cunningham of the Liberal Party. Garrigan was re-elected in 1960 and in 1965, but did not contest the 1971 election. He died in office just over a month before his final term would have ended. He had married Gweneth Huxtable in 1935, with whom he had one son.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b James Joseph Garrigan – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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