John Gilday
John Theophilus Gilday (1874 – 29 August 1937) was a meatworker and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1] BiographyGilday was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to parents Martin Gilday and his wife Honorah (née Corcoran). He went to Ballarat State School and became a meatworker in New South Wales. He was a director of the Daily Standard & The Worker newspapers.[1] On 1 February 1899 he married Mary Walker (died 1953)[2] in Brisbane and together had two sons and two daughters. He died in August 1937[1] and his funeral proceeded from his late residence in Paddington to the Toowong Cemetery.[3] Public careerGilday, for the Labor Party, held the seat of Ithaca in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from its inception in 1912 until his retirement from politics in 1926.[1] References
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