John Hoolan Explained

John Hoolan
Term Start1:4 April 1896
Term End1:18 March 1899
Predecessor1:Thomas Glassey
Successor1:William Maxwell
Term Start2:9 August 1890
Term End2:16 June 1894
Predecessor2:Ernest Hunter
Successor2:Thomas Glassey
Alongside2:William Hodgkinson
Birth Date:1842
Birth Place:Tipperary, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death Place:Diamantina, Queensland, Australia
Resting Place:Toowong Cemetery
Birth Name:John Hoolan
Nationality:Irish Australian
Party:Labour
Occupation:Journalist, Carpenter, Gold Miner

John Hoolan (1842 – 15 June 1911) was an Australian politician.[1] He was the Labour member for Burke in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1890 to 1894 and from 1896 to 1899.[2]

He was also leader of the Labour Party in Queensland between 1893 and 1894.

Hoolan died in 1911 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: MacLysaght , E. . More Irish families. Irish Acad. Press. 1982. 978-0-7165-0126-8. 14 September 2018. 132. ... There was a remarkable character born in Tipperary called John "Plumper" Hoolan (1842–1911) an Australian pioneer and Labour ....
  2. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 3 February 2015.
  3. https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=187583 Hoolan John