John Morrissey (Australian politician)

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John Morrissey (1861-1926) was born in Thurles, Ireland and moved to Australia and became a teacher in Tatura during the 1870s. He later worked as a storekeeper and then a pastoralist until he joined the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Rodney from 1 October 1897 to 1 May 1904 and then the member for Waranga from 1 June 1904 and 1 February 1907. [1]

Morrissey served as Minister of Agriculture under Alexander Peacock and George Turner between 19 November 1900 and 10 June 1902. [2] [3]

Morrissey was married Elizabeth Took with whom he had four sons and five daughters with. [1]

Morrissey died on 06 July 1926 in Blandford, New South Wales.

Reference list

  1. 1 2 "John Morrissey". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - 2nd Turner". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Carr, Adam. "Victorian Ministries - 1st Peacock". Psephos: Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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