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Mr James RYAN (1863 - 1940)

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Date of Birth: 01/01/1863
Place of Birth: Doon, County Tipperary, Ireland
Date of Death: 21/06/1940
Place of Death: Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 23 Apr 1934 21 Jun 1940 6 years 1 month 30 days A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 19 December 1933 and 8 December 1936. A Member before reconstitution. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life.
Minister without portfolio and member of Executive Council 18 Jun 1932 13 Apr 1938 5 years 9 months 27 days
Vice President of Executive Council 16 May 1932 17 Jun 1932 1 month 2 days
Minister without portfolio and member of Executive Council 18 Oct 1927 03 Nov 1930 3 years 17 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 17 Jul 1917 22 Apr 1934 16 years 9 months 6 days Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 6 May 1917
Political Party Activity
National; United Australia Party
Community Activity
Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1896.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Journalist. Educated by Christian Brothers in Ireland; as youth sent out to join uncle in Melbourne., who died soon afterwards; moved to New Zealand and to Sydney c.1884; assisted road superintendent in Orange and Lithgow districts; joined Lithgow Mercury in 1886, managing editor 1889 - 1926, retired; foundation member of New South Wales Country Press Association 1900, president 1909 - 1910; committee member of Australasian Provincial Press Association; chairman of directors of New South Wales Country Press Co-operative Company of Australia Limited 1932 - 1940; member of Country Printing Trades Wages Board; president of Lithgow School of Arts for 25 years; director of Lithgow Hospital Board.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Patrick Ryan, farmer, and Alice Ryan. Married Margaret Redmond, schoolteacher, and had issue, 1 daughter and 2 sons. Roman Catholic. Funeral at South Head cemetery from St Mary's Roman Catholic cathedral.
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.