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Mr John Michael DAVOREN (1866 - 1941)

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Date of Birth: 30/08/1866
Place of Birth: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 03/02/1941
Place of Death: Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 01 Dec 1931 22 Apr 1934 2 years 4 months 23 days Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 30 November 1931.
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Foundation member, prominent in the Homebush Branch.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Miner, ganger and farmer. Was a miner for 15 years at West Wallsend; ganger living in Homebush. Farmer at Burrawan Vale near Wauchope. Father-in-Law of D.J Mahoney (q.v).
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Michael Davoren, farmer, and Mary Welsh. Married Mary Gertude, daughter of John McGoldrick and had issue, 4 daughters and 1 son. Roman Catholic. Buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Rookwood from St Joachim's Roman Catholic Church in Lidcombe.
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.