Dan Mahoney (politician)
Daniel John Mahoney (25 January 1909 – 11 September 1996) was an Australian politician. He was a
Mahoney was born in Bondi, and was educated at Marist Brothers' High School. He began working for the Postmaster-General's Department in 1925, working as a telephone mechanic and later as a divisional engineer. He was an alderman on the City of Parramatta council from 1954 until 1959, including a year as mayor in 1958. He was also a director of Parramatta District Hospital from 1956 until 1959. He was the Labor candidate at the 1958 Parramatta by-election, at which Sir Garfield Barwick entered politics, losing to the future Attorney-General and Chief Justice of the High Court.[1]
Mahoney entered state politics at the 1959 election, when he won the state seat of Parramatta, which had been vacated by retiring Liberal MLA Jim Clough. He was easily re-elected on five occasions, always winning on the primary vote. Mahoney retired at the 1976 election, and was succeeded by Labor MLA Barry Wilde.[2][3]
Mahoney served as a director of the Parramatta Leagues Club after his retirement from politics. He died at
Legacy
The Dan Mahoney Reserve in North Parramatta is named for him. [4]
References
- ^ "Mr Daniel John Mahoney". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Index to candidates". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ISBN 1-86287-236-8.
- ^ "Dan Mahoney Reserve". City of Parramatta. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.