Robert Mulvey
Robert Mulvey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 19 February 1920 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Joseph Mulvey 24 November 1868 Brisbane, Australia |
| Died | 24 April 1937 (aged 68) Brisbane, Australia |
| Resting place | Redcliffe Cemetery |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Trade union secretary |
Robert Joseph Mulvey (24 November 1868 – 24 April 1937) was a trade union secretary and member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]
Mulvey was born at Brisbane, Queensland, to William Mulvey and his wife Margaret Holmes (née McKechnie) and was educated in Brisbane.[1] He secretary of the Moulders' Union from 1897 to 1908, secretary of the Eight-Hour Day Committee from 1906 to 1923, and secretary of the Queensland Trades and Labor Council from 1923 to 1935.
Political career
[edit]When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[2] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the council.[3]
In 1920, the new Premier Ted Theodore appointed a further fourteen new members to the Council[4] with Mulvey amongst the appointees.[1] He served for two years until the council was abolished in March 1922.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Mulvey died in Brisbane in April 1937[1] and was buried at the Redcliffe Cemetery.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920)" Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 20 February 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries Database – Moreton Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 12 April 2015.