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Tom Corrigan (Australian politician)

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Tom Corrigan
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Port Melbourne
In office
18 April 1942 – 19 January 1952
Preceded byJames Murphy
Succeeded byStan Corrigan
Personal details
Born
Thomas Patrick Corrigan

(1884-02-17)17 February 1884
South Melbourne, Victoria
Died19 January 1952(1952-01-19) (aged 67)
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Resting placeMelbourne General Cemetery
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse
Emily Olive Angleton
(m. 1907)
ChildrenStan Corrigan
OccupationFitter and turner

Thomas Patrick Corrigan (17 February 1884 – 19 January 1952) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1942 until his death in 1952, representing the seat of Port Melbourne.[1]

Corrigan was born in South Melbourne, Victoria to Irish labourer Patrick Corrigan and his wife Mary Jane Edwards. He worked as a fitter and turner for the South Melbourne engineering firm Hillyards, and later with the Victorian Board of Works. He was a long-serving president and secretary of the local branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and secretary of the Port Melbourne branch of the Labor Party.[1][2][3]

Corrigan was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1942 when he won a by-election following the death of James Murphy. He would himself die in office in 1952, ten days after announcing his impending retirement due to ill health. He was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery.[1][2][3][4] His son, Stan Corrigan, won the resulting by-election to replace him in parliament.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Corrigan, Thomas Patrick, Re-Member (Parliament of Victoria).
  2. ^ a b "Late Mr. T. P. Corrigan, M.L.A." Advocate. Vol. LXXXV, no. 5035. Victoria, Australia. 24 January 1952. p. 15. Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b "DEATH OF T. P. CORRIGAN, M.L.A." Record. Vol. LXXXII, no. 51. Victoria, Australia. 25 January 1952. p. 2. Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Mr. Corrigan Labor MLA Dies". Labor Call. Vol. XLV, no. 2332. Victoria, Australia. 24 January 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Parliament Pays Fine Tribute To Late T.P. Corrigan". Record. Vol. LXXXIII, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Port Melbourne
1942–1952
Succeeded by