Patrick Hanran Explained

Patrick Hanran
Constituency Am1:Townsville
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:11 March 1899
Term End1:2 October 1909
Predecessor1:William Castling
Successor1:Thomas Foley
Alongside1:Robert Philp
Birth Date:16 September 1831
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Death Place:Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:West End Cemetery
Birthname:Patrick Francis Hanran
Spouse:Mary Anne Ogle (m.1864 d.1912)
Party:Ministerialist
Occupation:Gold miner

Patrick Francis Hanran (16 September 1831 – 8 August 1916) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Hanran was born in Limerick, Ireland, the son of Corporal Francis Hanrahan and his wife Bridget (née Hayes). His family came to Australia in 1834 when his father was appointed commandant of the Bowens Hollow Convict settlement and was educated at the Christian Brothers School in Sydney. On leaving school he worked at the family commission agency in Sydney before going gold mining in Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand.[1] He was at Eureka during the Eureka Stockade in 1854 where, with the aid of a Catholic priest, jumped over the barricade after the fighting had ceased to pass back bodies of the dead and dying protesters.[2] In 1866 he was a storekeeper in Townsville but was declared insolvent in 1875.[1]

Public career

Hanran was an alderman on the Townsville City Council for 27 years, from around 1868 until 1895. He was mayor of Townsville on seven occasions - 1871-1872, 1876-1877, 1879, 1882, 1892, 1893 and 1896.[3] [4] At the 1899 Queensland colonial election he joined his Ministerial colleague, Robert Philp as the member for Townsville, defeating the Labour pairing of Anthony Ogden and Thomas Foley and the at the time Independent politician, William Lennon.[5] He went on to hold the seat until 1909 when he retired from politics.[1]

Personal life

On 17 September 1864 he married Mary Anne Ogle in Townsville and together had two sons and five daughters. Hanran died in August 1916 and his funeral proceeded from his former residence at Melton Hill to the West End Cemetery.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 13 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817001723/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=500459940. 17 August 2016. live.
  2. News: DEATH OF MR. P. F. HANRAN. . . XXXII . 10,517 . Queensland, Australia . 9 August 1916 . 14 June 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Mayors of Townsville. Townsville City Council. 28 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529065733/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities/libraries/history/Documents/Mayors%20of%20Townsville-Info%20sheet.pdf. 29 May 2014. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Chronological history of Townsville, 1770 to 1900. Townsville City Council. 14 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140528061236/http://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/townsville/heritage/townsville/pages/chronology.aspx. 28 May 2014. dmy-all.
  5. News: The election. . LV . 12,844 . Queensland, Australia . 13 March 1899 . 13 June 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Advertising . . XXXII . 10,517 . Queensland, Australia . 9 August 1916 . 14 June 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.