Ned Hanlon (politician)

The Honourable Ned Hanlon
26th Premier of Queensland
In office 7 March 1946 – 15 January 1952
Monarch	George VI
Governor	Leslie Wilson John Lavarack
Deputy	Ted Walsh Vince Gair
Preceded by	Frank Arthur Cooper
Succeeded by	Vince Gair
12th Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office 16 September 1942 – 7 March 1946
Premier	Frank Arthur Cooper
Preceded by	Frank Arthur Cooper
Succeeded by	Ted Walsh
Party leadership positions Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland In office 16 September 1942 – 7 March 1946 Preceded by Frank Arthur Cooper Succeeded by Jack Duggan
Cabinet posts Home Secretary In office 18 June 1932 – 21 May 1935 Premier William Forgan Smith Preceded by Jens Peterson Succeeded by Position abolished
Electorate Member of the Legislative Assembly for Ithaca In office 8 May 1926 – 15 January 1952 Preceded by John Gilday Succeeded by Leonard Eastment
Personal details
Born	Edward Michael Hanlon (1887-10-01)1 October 1887 Labor
Spouse	Elizabeth Carver ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1946)​
Children	4; including Pat
Education	Petrie Terrace Boys' School
Alma mater	Brisbane Technical College
Occupation	Grocer Soldier Politician
Nickname	Digger Sergeant
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1915–1919
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Battles/wars	World War I

Edward Michael Hanlon (1 October 1887 – 15 January 1952) was an Australian politician and soldier, who was Premier of Queensland from 1946 until his death in 1952.

Hanlon was born in

On 17 June 1951, while in Canberra, Hanlon contracted bronchial pneumonia and spent three weeks in hospital before returning to Queensland on 5 July. On 8 August, Hanlon was admitted to the Mater private hospital and received oxygen. After surviving, doctors warned that Hanlon would be ill for a long period of time. Following this, he took six months' leave of absence from the premiership. In October, it appeared that Hanlon was well enough to leave the hospital. However, suffering another setback, Hanlon remained in hospital until his death in January 1952.^[3][4]

After his death in January 1952, he was succeeded by Vince Gair, the last leader of the state Labor Party administration which had been in power continuously ever since 1932.

Hanlon was accorded a State funeral^[5] which took place from St Stephen's Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.^[6][7]

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  Portrait of Ned Hanlon in the 9th battalion, 1917
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  Hanlon in Egypt (1917)
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  Ned Hanlon (undated)
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  Hanlon addressing the Queensland Legislative Assembly on the occasion of the Industrial Law Amendment Bill, 1948.
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  Ned Hanlon's headstone at Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery.
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  Hanlon as a minister in the William Forgan Smith cabinet, c. 1939.

• Gregory, Hanlon, Edward Michael (Ned) (1887 - 1952) – Australian Dictionary of Biography

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ned Hanlon (politician).

• Hon E M Hanlon Photograph Albums 1933-1946, State Library of Queensland

Political offices
Preceded by Frank Cooper	Premier of Queensland 1946–1952	Succeeded by Vince Gair
Preceded by Frank Cooper	Treasurer of Queensland 1944–1946	Succeeded by James Larcombe
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by John Gilday	Member for Ithaca 1926–1952	Succeeded by Leonard Eastment