Tom Corrigan (Australian politician) explained

Tom Corrigan
Constituency Am:Port Melbourne
Assembly:Victorian Legislative
Term Start:18 April 1942
Term End:19 January 1952
Predecessor:James Murphy
Successor:Stan Corrigan
Birth Date:17 February 1884
Birth Place:South Melbourne, Victoria
Death Place:Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Restingplace:Melbourne General Cemetery
Birthname:Thomas Patrick Corrigan
Party:Labor Party
Children:Stan Corrigan
Occupation:Fitter and turner

Thomas Patrick Corrigan (17 February 1884 – 19 January 1952) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1942 until his death in 1952, representing the seat of Port Melbourne.[1]

Corrigan was born in South Melbourne, Victoria to Irish labourer Patrick Corrigan and his wife Mary Jane Edwards. He worked as a fitter and turner for the South Melbourne engineering firm Hillyards, and later with the Victorian Board of Works. He was a long-serving president and secretary of the local branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and secretary of the Port Melbourne branch of the Labor Party.[2] [3]

Corrigan was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1942 when he won a by-election following the death of James Murphy. He would himself die in office in 1952, ten days after announcing his impending retirement due to ill health. He was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery.[3] [4] His son, Stan Corrigan, won the resulting by-election to replace him in parliament.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=983 Corrigan, Thomas Patrick
  2. News: Late Mr. T. P. Corrigan, M.L.A. . . LXXXV . 5035 . Victoria, Australia . 24 January 1952 . 10 November 2022 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: DEATH OF T. P. CORRIGAN, M.L.A. . . LXXXII . 51 . Victoria, Australia . 25 January 1952 . 10 November 2022 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Mr. Corrigan Labor MLA Dies . . XLV . 2332 . Victoria, Australia . 24 January 1952 . 10 November 2022 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Parliament Pays Fine Tribute To Late T.P. Corrigan . . LXXXIII . 20 . Victoria, Australia . 23 May 1952 . 10 November 2022 . 7 . National Library of Australia.