John Theophilus Gilday (1874 – 29 August 1937) was a meatworker and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
John Gilday | |
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_Session,_1921.jpg) Queensland Parliamentary Labor Party (Assembly) 1921 - Gilday is third from the left - Second row | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ithaca | |
| In office 27 Apr 1912 – 8 May 1926 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Ned Hanlon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Theophilus Gilday 1874 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 29 August 1937 (aged 62 or 63) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Mary Walker (m.1899 d.1953) |
| Occupation | Meatworker |
Biography
editGilday was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to parents Martin Gilday and his wife Honorah (née Corcoran). He went to Ballarat State School and became a meatworker in New South Wales. He was a director of the Daily Standard & The Worker newspapers.[1]
On 1 February 1899 he married Mary Walker (died 1953)[2] in Brisbane and together had two sons and two daughters. He died in August 1937[1] and his funeral proceeded from his late residence in Paddington to the Toowong Cemetery.[3]
Public career
editGilday, for the Labor Party, held the seat of Ithaca in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from its inception in 1912 until his retirement from politics in 1926.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. No. 1248. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.