Dr Kevin O'Doherty | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Town of Brisbane | |
In office 22 June 1867 – 14 November 1873 | |
Preceded by | William Brookes |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 12 May 1877 – 4 November 1885 | |
Member of the British House of the Commons for North Meath | |
In office 27 November 1885 – 7 July 1886 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Pierce Mahony |
Personal details | |
Born | Kevin Izod O'Doherty 7 September 1823 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 15 July 1905 Brisbane, Australia | (aged 81)
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Nationality | Irish Australian |
Spouse | Mary Anne Kelly (m.1855 d.1910) |
Alma mater | Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
Occupation | Surgeon, Journalist |
Known for | The Irish Patriot |
Kevin Izod O'Doherty (7 September 1823 – 15 July 1905) was an Irish Australian politician who, as a Young Irelander, had been transported to Tasmania in 1849. He was first elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1867. In 1885 he returned to Europe briefly serving as an Irish Home Rule MP at Westminster before returning in 1886 as a private citizen to Brisbane.