| John Walsh | |
| Constituency Am1: | Cook |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 5 December 1878 |
| Term End1: | 30 October 1883 |
| Predecessor1: | New seat |
| Successor1: | John Hamilton |
| Alongside1: | Frederick Cooper |
| Birth Date: | 1842 |
| Birth Place: | County Galway, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 13 February 1893 (aged 50 or 51) |
| Death Place: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Waverley Cemetery |
| Birthname: | John Walsh |
| Nationality: | Irish Australian |
| Spouse: | Margaret Jane Clohesy (m.1867) |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
John Walsh (1842 - 13 February 1893) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Walsh was born in Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland.[2] He married Margaret Jane Clohesy on 28 December 1867.
Walsh was a storekeeper in Cooktown, Queensland, 1874–79, and a storekeeper in Smithfield, Cairns, 1877. He became Mayor of Cooktown, 1876–77. He represented the electoral district of Cook from 5 December 1878 to 30 October 1883.[3] As member for Cook he lobbied for a rail link to Cooktown to support the gold mining in the district.[4]
He went on to become a railway contractor and investor in New South Wales, 1884.
Walsh died on 13 February 1893 in Randwick, Sydney. His funeral was held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Randwick after which he was buried in Waverley Cemetery.