Timothy Quinlan
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Western Australian Parliament for Toodyay | |
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| In office 1897–1911 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Clarkson |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Piesse |
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| Born | 18 February 1861 Perth, Western Australia , Australia |
| Political party | Independent (nominally Ministerial) |
Timothy Francis Quinlan
Born in
In 1882, Quinlan leased the Shamrock Hotel in Perth from Daniel Connor, an expiree convict who had become one of the wealthiest men in the colony. In 1883, Quinlan married Teresa Connor (1863–1904), Daniel Connor's daughter, with whom he later had eight children. Bernard Gerald and Patrick Francis Quinlan both played first-class cricket in Ireland, while his oldest daughter, Teresa Gertrude Quinlan, married politician John Kirwan, who served in both State and Federal Parliament. Quinlan's brother-in-law, Michael O'Connor, also served a term in the Legislative Assembly, where he represented the seat of Moore.
From 1890, Quinlan became increasingly involved in public affairs. He was a member of the
In the
Quinlan was a member of the Perth Hospital Board for many years, and its chairman from 1905 to 1913. He was a director of the South British Insurance Company, and of the Perth Building Society from 1901 to 1927, serving as its chairman after 1924. He was a trustee of the University Endowment Act, and a member of the Board of Management for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Institute for the Blind. He was created CMG in 1913. He died in Perth on 8 July 1927, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.
References
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- de Garis, Brian (1981). "Self-government and the evolution of party politics". In Stannage, C.T. (ed.). A New History of Western Australia. ISBN 0-85564-170-3.