John Fegan (politician)
John Lionel Fegan (1862 – 29 December 1932) was a politician and coal miner in New South Wales, Australia.
Fegan was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England and worked as a coalminer in Northern Wales and Lancashire from the age of 16. He married Ann Saggerson in February 1883 and they had one daughter and one son, but he abandoned them in 1896 to travel to New South Wales. He worked as a miner in the Newcastle area and settled in Wickham. He was employed as a check inspector at Bullock Island (Carrington) colliery and became a union delegate.
He was one of the
Fegan became
Fegan was a councillor on Wickham Municipal Council from 1917 until his death, and mayor in 1924 and 1931. He was a member of the Newcastle Board of Health from 1909 to 1932. In October 1897, he had married Edith Louisa Edwards, but they had no children. His son David from his first marriage joined him and was killed at
He died at home in Wickham (aged 69–70) and was survived by his daughter and his wife.[1][2]
References
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- ^ a b "The Hon. John Lionel Fegan (1862–1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 25 March 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 10 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1922 Newcastle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1925 Newcastle". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
