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Mr John William DOYLE (1875 - 1951)

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Date of Birth: 08/02/1875
Place of Birth: Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 25/05/1951
Place of Death: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Balmain 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1 year 10 months 29 days
Member for Phillip 24 Mar 1917 18 Feb 1920 2 years 10 months 26 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 24 Mar 1917 17 Feb 1922 4 years 10 months 25 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). President from 1916 until 1917
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1912
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Printer. foundation member of the letterpress Machinists' Union in 1901, secretary; later became a publican; active in Friendly Societies movement; organising secretary of the Eight Hour Day Committee c.1912 until 1917.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman of the Sydney City Council for Phillip Ward, 2 December 1918 - 30 November 1921. Member of the Works Committee 1919 - 1920; the Electric Lighting Committee 1919 - 1920; the Electricity Supply Committee 1921; and the Health and By-Laws Committee 1921.
Personal
Son of John William Doyle, labourer, and Annie Wilson. Married Mary Smith on 3 October 1906 and had issue, 3 daughters and 4 sons. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Rookwood cemetery from St Thomas Roman Catholic church in Lewisham.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.