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Mr Martin Matthew FLANNERY (1885 - 1935)

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Date of Birth: 13/12/1885
Place of Birth: Barmedman, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 07/02/1935
Place of Death: Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Murrumbidgee 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1 year 6 months 24 days
Member for Murrumbidgee 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Railways 17 Jun 1925 26 May 1927 1 year 11 months 10 days
Member for Murrumbidgee 30 May 1925 07 Sep 1927 2 years 3 months 9 days
Member for Murrumbidgee 25 Mar 1922 18 Apr 1925 3 years 25 days
Member for Murrumbidgee 20 Mar 1920 17 Feb 1922 1 year 10 months 29 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 20 Mar 1920 18 May 1932 12 years 1 month 29 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Member of Yenda branch.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Printer and timbercutter. Learnt compositor's trade with Wyalong Star; journeyed to New Zealand. Upon return began timbercutting for True Blue mines, and farming; associated with Friendly Society work.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Councillor at Bland Shire from 1914 until 1917
Personal
Son of Matthew Flannery, mine manager, and Johanna Fitzgerald. Married Elizabeth Glennan on 28 February 1922 and had issue, 1 daughter and 1 son. Funeral at Waverley cemetery from St Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church.
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.