- For the IRA Volunteer see Joe Cahill. Joe Cahill ( Seosamh Ó Cathail; 19 May 1920 &ndash 23 July 2004) was a prominent Irish republican and former
John Joseph Cahill (21 January 1891 – 22 October 1959) was Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to 1959. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia
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Early years
Joe Cahill as he was popularly known, was born in Redfern, and was educated at St Brigid's convent school, Marrickville and the Patrician Brothers' College, both in Sydney. Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is a Suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. He became an apprentice at the Eveleigh workshops of the contemporary equivalent of NSW RailCorp in 1916. Eveleigh is an inner-city Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp is a Government-owned corporation of the New South Wales government
Politically active even at the age of fifteen, he was even more politically active during his twenties. He opposed Conscription in 1916, and lost his railway job in 1917 after taking part in a workers' strike and had difficulty finding permanent employment afterwards, working in many small jobs (including selling insurance for a year). Conscription in Australia, or mandatory Military service also known as National Service, has a controversial history dating back to the first years of nationhood Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss In 1922, he married Esmey Mary Kelly. [1]
Political career
Cahill ran on an Australian Labor Party ticket for the Legislative Assembly seat of Dulwich Hill in 1917, but won St George in 1925. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales. Dulwich Hill was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1913 and named after St George was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894 with the His progress in the party was delayed by false rumours that he had been bribed to help bring down the Lang government, repeated by Lang's Labor Daily. John Thomas Lang ( 21 December 1876 - 27 September 1975) Australian politician usually referred to as J With the abolition of St George in 1930, he ran for Arncliffe and was appointed party whip. Arncliffe was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1930 partly replacing Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature [2] He failed to be re-elected in 1932 in the anti-Lang landslide.
In 1935, Cahill returned to Parliament, again as Member for Arncliffe. He remained in Parliament for the rest of his career, although on Arncliffe's abolition in 1941, he switched his seat to the new electorate of Cook's River. Cook's River was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1941 partly replacing He was also appointed Secretary for Public Works that year, and promoted in 1944 to Minister for Local Government, a position he would hold for eight years; he used this position to augment local governments' powers. He established the State Dockyard at Newcastle and the State Brickworks at Homebush Bay. The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Homebush Bay is a Suburb of western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. He also supervised the establishment of the Electricity Authority, which brought electricity to much of rural New South Wales and the Cumberland County Council plan. In 1949, James McGirr appointed him as Deputy Premier. James (Jim McGirr ( 6 February 1890 – 27 October, 1957) was the Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February [1]
Premier
Cahill succeeded McGirr as New South Wales Premier in 1952, and held the position until his death in office. He won the state elections of 1953, 1956, and 1959. It was in November 1954 that he first began to champion the idea of an opera house in Sydney, though the building was not completed and opened to the public until fourteen years after he had died. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia
His political skills, his determination to avoid another Jack Lang-style split in the party, and - in particular - his government's close alliance with Sydney's Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal Norman Gilroy, ensured that Labor in New South Wales avoided the devastating divisions which forced the party out of office in Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland during the 1950s Split. John Thomas Lang ( 21 December 1876 - 27 September 1975) Australian politician usually referred to as J Sir Norman Thomas Cardinal Gilroy KBE ( 22 January 1896 &ndash 21 October 1977) was an Australian clergyman No earlier premier of New South Wales had remained in office as long as Cahill did, and none would manage to surpass the length of Cahill's tenure until Sir Robert Askin in the 1970s. Sir Robert William Askin, GCMG ( April 4 1907 - September 9 1981) was Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975
Cahill died at Sydney Hospital of a myocardial infarction and was buried at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney. The Sydney Hospital is a major Hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Macquarie Street in the Sydney central business district. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Rookwood Cemetery (officially named Rookwood Necropolis) is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere located in Sydney His wife, two daughters, and three sons survived him. One of his sons, Thomas James Cahill, was similarly a Member of the Legislative Assembly. Thomas Cahill ( 12 February 1924 – 23 June 1983) was an Australian politician affiliated with the Australian Labor Party [1]
Honours
Cahill received an honorary LL.D from the University of Sydney in 1952, a D.Litt from the University of New England in 1956, and a D.Sc from the New South Wales University of Technology in 1956. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. The University of Sydney (informally Sydney Uni or USyd) is the oldest university in Australia Doctor of Letters ( Latin: Litterarum doctor; DLitt; or Litt D The University of New England ( UNE) is an Australian public university with approximately 18000 higher education students DSc ScD SD, or DrSc are common abbreviations for the Latin Scientiæ Doctor, meaning Doctor of Science. The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Clune, David. Cahill, John Joseph (Joe) (1891 - 1959). Australian Dictionary of Biography. The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB or AuDB is a multi-volume project published by Melbourne University Press. Australian National University. The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a public Research university situated in Canberra, Australia. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ Mr John Joseph Cahill (1891 - 1959). Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. The Parliament of New South Wales is the supreme law making body in New South Wales, a state of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
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| Preceded by James McGirr |
Premier of New South Wales 1952-1959 |
Succeeded by Robert Heffron |
| Preceded by John Baddeley |
Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1949-1952 |
Succeeded by Robert Heffron |
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| NAME | Cahill, John Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cahill, Joe |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 January 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redfern, New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22 October 1959 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sydney |
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