Date of Birth: 30/04/1889
Place of Birth: Taradale, near Napier, New Zealand
Date of Death: 14/06/1919
Place of Death: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Paddington |
24 May 1919 |
14 Jun 1919 |
22 days |
Died before he could take his seat; possibly in the Influenza Pandemic of 1919. |
| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
24 May 1919 |
14 Jun 1919 |
22 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), president of Paddington League, secretary of the East Sydney federal council 1914 - 1919, member of central executive 1917 - 1919.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Public servant. Arrived in Sydney aged seven. Educated at Marist Brothers' College in Paddington; clerk in Immigration and Tourist Bureau 1908 - 1916, District Courts 1916 - 1919; member of Clerks' Union; vice president of No Imperial Federation League 1916.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Paddington 1917 - 1919.
Personal
Son of John O'Hara, labourer, and Annie Dolan, Irish migrants. Unmarried. Roman Catholic. Funeral at Waverley cemetery from St Francis' Roman Catholic Church in Paddington. He died of influenza, a victim of the Influenza Pandemic of 1919.
Additional Information
The photograph has been kindly supplied by the family.
