Edward Breslin

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Edward Breslin
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Port Curtis
In office
2 October 1909 –9 October 1912
Preceded by Robert Herbertson
Succeeded by John Kessell
Personal details
Born
Edward Denis Joseph Breslin

(1882-03-10)10 March 1882
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died26 August 1914(1914-08-26) (aged 32)
Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Labour
Alma mater St John's College, Sydney

Edward Denis Joseph Breslin (10 March 1882 - 26 August 1914) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]

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Biography

Breslin was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Cornelius Connell Breslin and his wife Ellen (née Gallagher). He was educated at Nudgee College in Brisbane before attending St John's College, Sydney.

Breslin died at Gladstone in August 1914. [1]

Public life

Breslin, representing Labour, won the seat of Port Curtis in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1909 state election. [2] He held the seat in 1912 state election by two votes [3] but the election of Breslin was later declared null and void by Justice Charles Chubb, the elections judge of the Queensland Supreme Court [4] and he lost the resulting by-election in October 1912. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "THE ELECTIONS". The Brisbane Courier . LXVI (16, 147). Queensland, Australia. 12 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "KESSELL LEADING". The Brisbane Courier (17, 096). Queensland, Australia. 28 October 1912. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Port Curtis Election Petition — Hansard. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Robert Herbertson 		Member for Port Curtis
1909–1912		Succeeded by
John Kessell
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