Michael O'Grady (politician) explained

Michael O'Grady
Order:1st & 9th
Office:Mayor of Hawthorn
Term Start:1860
Term End:1862
Term Start1:1870
Term End1:1871
Predecessor:Office established
Successor:Dugald McDougall
Predecessor1:Henry Lawes
Successor1:Alfred Harston
Term Start2:1 August 1861
Term End2:1 January 1868
Predecessor2:Hibbert Newton
Successor2:John Crews
Term Start3:1 November 1870
Term End3:1 January 1876
Predecessor3:Morgan McDonnell
Successor3:Joseph Jones
Birth Date:16 October 1824
Birth Place:Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ireland
Death Place:Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

Michael O'Grady (16 October 1824 – 5 January 1876) K.S.G., M.L.A., was an Irish-born politician in Australia, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Background

O'Grady was born in Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ireland, and went to London as a boy to push his fortune. In 1855 he was sent out to Sydney to establish a branch of the "People's Provident Society." The next year he removed to Melbourne and was connected with insurance business.

Politics

In 1861 O'Grady entered the Lower House of the Victorian Parliament as member for South Bourke,[1] and was Vice-president Board Land & Works and Commissioner Public Works from 6 May 1868 to 11 July 1868[1] in the Charles Sladen Ministry. In November 1870 O'Grady was elected as member for Villiers and Heytesbury, a position he held until his death.[1] He again held the Commissioner of Public Works post, in the Charles Gavan Duffy Ministry from 19 June 1871 to 10 June 1872.[1] O'Grady, who was created a Knight of St. Gregory by the Pope in 1871, was a member of the Hawthorn Municipal Council from 1860 to 1861 and mayor 1870 to 1871. He died at his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne from a liver complaint on 5 January 1876.

Notes and References

  1. 621 . O'Grady, Michael . 4 April 2013.