Date of Birth: 25/12/1874
Place of Birth: Parkes, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 13/04/1957
Place of Death: Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Apr 1934 |
22 Apr 1955 |
21 years |
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 21 November 1933 and 18 December 1942. A Member before reconstitution. |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
30 Aug 1921 |
22 Apr 1934 |
12 years 7 months 24 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 30 August 1921 |
| Member for Macquarie |
28 Jul 1917 |
18 Feb 1920 |
2 years 6 months 22 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
28 Jul 1917 |
18 Feb 1920 |
2 years 6 months 22 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Brother of James McGirr and John Joseph Gregory McGirr.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer, businessman and grazier. Educated at St Joseph's convent, Parkes; grew up on a dairy farm, left school to work in shearing sheds, providing for brothers' education; became a successful businessman, cattle dealer, had property and grazing interests in the Forbes area; retired to Bellevue Hill in 1950.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of John Patrick McGirr, farmer and Irish migrant, and Mary O'Sullivan. Married (1) Margaret and had issue, 1 son. Married (2) Annie Mowatt in c.1928. Roman Catholic. Burial at Parkes cemetery from the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family.
