Edward Mulcahy | |
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| Senator for Tasmania | |
| In office 15 January 1919 – 30 June 1920 | |
| Preceded by | James Long |
| In office 1 January 1904 – 10 May 1910 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1850 County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 23 October 1927 (aged 77) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Political party | Protectionist (1904–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–19) |
| Children |
Mary Bromwich
(m. 1878; died 1890)Sarah Bromwich
(m. 1893; died 1910)Rosie Winter (m. 1913) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Edward Mulcahy (28 March 1850 – 23 October 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in County Limerick, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in Tasmania. He became an apprentice compositor and established a soft goods business in Hobart. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for West Hobart, serving until 1903, including a period from 1899 to 1903 when he was Minister for Lands and Works and Minister for Mines. In 1904, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Protectionist Senator for Tasmania. Defeated as a Liberal in 1910, he returned to the House of Assembly as the member for Wilmot, serving as Minister for Lands and Works, Minister for Mines and Minister for Railways 1912–1914. In 1919, he left the Assembly and was appointed to the Senate as a Nationalist, filling the vacancy caused by Labor Senator James Long's resignation. He retired in 1919.[1][2]
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- ^ Bennett, Scott (2000). "Mulcahy, Edward (1850–1927)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Vol. 1. Retrieved 23 December 2022.