Date of Birth: 01/01/1863
Place of Birth: Killalbely, County Meath, Ireland
Date of Death: 23/12/1930
Place of Death: Hunters Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Murrumbidgee |
24 Mar 1917 |
18 Feb 1920 |
2 years 10 months 26 days |
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| Military and Naval Hospital Home Bill Committee No. 9 |
22 Jul 1915 |
13 Apr 1916 |
8 months 23 days |
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| Member for Murrumbidgee |
06 Dec 1913 |
21 Feb 1917 |
3 years 2 months 16 days |
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| Newcastle Iron and Steel Works Bill Committee No.11 |
10 Oct 1912 |
31 Oct 1912 |
22 days |
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| Australian Gaslight Company’s Bill Committee No.23 |
21 Mar 1912 |
28 Mar 1912 |
8 days |
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| Dalgety Siding Bill Committee No.7 |
13 Sep 1911 |
28 Sep 1911 |
16 days |
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| Timber Industry Committee No.15 |
11 Jul 1911 |
01 Aug 1911 |
22 days |
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| Conduct of the Rabbit Industry in New South Wales Committee No.13 |
04 Jul 1911 |
01 Aug 1911 |
29 days |
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| Member for Murrumbidgee |
14 Oct 1910 |
06 Nov 1913 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Murrumbidgee |
10 Sep 1907 |
14 Sep 1910 |
3 years 5 days |
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| Armidale Cattle Sale-yards Bill Committee No.15 |
30 Nov 1906 |
05 Dec 1906 |
6 days |
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| Bread (Amendment) Act Committee No.12 |
11 Oct 1906 |
07 Dec 1906 |
1 month 27 days |
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| Grain Elevators Committee No.10 |
20 Sep 1906 |
13 Dec 1906 |
2 months 24 days |
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| Bread (Amendment) Bill Committee No.17 |
19 Sep 1905 |
28 Nov 1905 |
2 months 10 days |
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| Murrumbidgee Northern Water Supply and Irrigation Bill Committee No.8 |
11 Jul 1905 |
07 Sep 1905 |
1 month 28 days |
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| Member for Murrumbidgee |
06 Aug 1904 |
19 Aug 1907 |
3 years 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
06 Aug 1904 |
18 Feb 1920 |
15 years 6 months 13 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Vice chairman of Balmain Leagues, member of the central executive from 1902 until 1905; left the Australian Labor Party over conscription, Independent National.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Alluvial miner. Active in Land League in Ireland; went to the United States of America in c.1885 and workee for four years in Boston; held various offices in Knights of Labour; arrived in New South Wales in 1890 during the maritime strike and assisted to organise seamen on ships between Melbourne and Sydney; went to Gundagai goldfields; worked for a time in the northern sugar district; returned to Sydney c.1900; fencing when elected; thought to have made money dealing in suburban land after defeat but to have died impoverished; vice president of Wharf laborers' Union for two years; member of Eight Hour committee in 1901.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Bernard McGarry, farmer, and Mary Loughlin. Married Mary Myres on 17 January 1900 and had issue, 2 daughters and 1 son. Burial at Northern Suburbs cemetery from Villa Maria Roman Catholic church, Hunters Hill.
