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Robert Mulvey

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Robert Mulvey
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
19 February 1920 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born
Robert Joseph Mulvey

(1868-11-24)24 November 1868
Brisbane, Australia
Died24 April 1937(1937-04-24) (aged 68)
Brisbane, Australia
Resting placeRedcliffe Cemetery
Political partyLabor
OccupationTrade 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

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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

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Mulvey died in Brisbane in April 1937[1] and was buried at the Redcliffe Cemetery.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "TWO HOUSES, NOT ONE". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 7 May 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Goold-Adams, Sir Hamilton John (1858–1920)" Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 20 February 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ Moreton Bay Region Cemeteries DatabaseMoreton Bay Regional Council. Retrieved 12 April 2015.