Date of Birth: 26/07/1895
Place of Birth: Mossgiel, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 14/10/1972
Place of Death: Guildford, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Auburn |
03 Mar 1962 |
31 Mar 1965 |
3 years 29 days |
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| Member for Auburn |
21 Mar 1959 |
05 Feb 1962 |
2 years 10 months 16 days |
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| Member for Auburn |
03 Mar 1956 |
16 Feb 1959 |
2 years 11 months 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
03 Mar 1956 |
31 Mar 1965 |
9 years 29 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), joined ALP in youth, member of Auburn branch, lost preselection for 1965.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Storeman. Educated at Wilcannie; farming, station and mining experience; entered Railways Department as a storeman at Clyde waggon works in 1956; member of Australian Railways' Union, secretary of Dubbo sub branch c.1932 - 1938, delegate of Western districts engineering group to central council, delegate to the Australian Council of Trade Unions; member of delegation to Europe and the United States of America in 1963.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Auburn council 1939 - 1944. Mayor in 1942.
Personal
Son of Thomas Ryan, publican, and Margaret Lynch. Married Vera Laurel Robert on 23 March 1920 and had issue, 3 daughters and 2 sons. Roman Catholic.
