John Dacey

The Honourable
John Dacey
MLA
John Rowland Dacey, Treasurer of New South Wales
Treasurer of New South Wales
In office
14 October 1910 – 11 April 1912
PremierJames McGowen
Preceded byJames McGowen
Succeeded byCampbell Carmichael
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly
for Botany
In office
24 July 1895 – 16 July 1904
Preceded byWilliam Stephen
Succeeded byRowland Anderson
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly
for Alexandria
In office
6 August 1904 – 11 April 1912
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded bySimon Hickey
Personal details
Born
John Rowland Dacey

(1854-06-01)1 June 1854
Cork, Ireland
Died11 April 1912(1912-04-11) (aged 57)
Sydney, Australia
Resting placeCatholic section of Botany Cemetery
NationalityIrish Australian
Political partyNSW Labor Party
SpouseMartha Ellen Douglass
Children4 sons and 6 daughters
Parents
  • Thomas Dacey (father)
  • Margaret Dacey (mother)

John Rowland Dacey (1 June 1854 – 11 April 1912) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1] He moved to Victoria, Australia, with his mother after his father died. Eventually orphaned, Dacey moved to Sydney with his wife and began working as a coachmaker.[1] He began his involvement in politics with an election to local council then moved to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 24 June 1895 to his death on 11 April 1912, serving as Treasurer in his final two years.[2]

Throughout his parliamentary career, Dacey campaigned for a garden suburb which would provide government-owned, low-cost housing to the working class. After his death, the garden suburb of Daceyville was built in Sydney and named in honour of him.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Nairn, Bede (1981). "Mr John Rowland Dacey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Mr John Rowland Dacey (1854–1912)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sinnayah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).