Michael Duffy (Queensland politician)

Michael Duffy (1848 or 1849 - 4 February 1926) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Michael Duffy
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Bundaberg
In office 6 May 1893 – 21 March 1896
Preceded by	George Hall
Succeeded by	Thomas Glassey
Personal details
Born	Michael Duffy 1848 or 1849 Westmeath, Ireland
Died	4 February 1926 (aged 77) Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Church of England Cemetery, Northern Suburbs
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Ministerial
Spouse(s)	Bertha Grossman (m.1876 d.1929)
Occupation	Bushworker

Biography

Duffy was born in Westmeath, Ireland, the son of John Duffy and arrived in Queensland in 1865. He was a general bushworker in western Queensland before settling in Bundaberg in 1873 where he first worked as a storekeeper. He leased a wharf in 1878 and from 1880-1888 was an Australia Steam navigation agent and later on was a partner in a sugar company. He retired to Sydney in 1908.

On 28 August 1876 Duffy married Bertha Grossman[1] (died 1929)[2] and together had three sons and six daughters.[1] He died in Mosman, Sydney in February 1926[3] and his funeral proceeded from his Mosman residence to the Church of England Cemetery, Northern Suburbs.[4]

Public career

Duffy was a member of the Bundaberg Divisional Board, later the Municipality of Bundaberg and was Mayor of Bundaberg in 1886, 1888, and 1906. He was also a member of the Bundaberg Chamber of Commerce, the Bundaberg Hospital Board, and the Bundaberg Fire Brigade.

At the 1893 Queensland election, representing the Ministerialists, Duffy won the seat of Bundaberg in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[5] He held it for one term, losing to Labour's Thomas Glassey in 1896.[6]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
2. Family History Search — New South Wales Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
3. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald (27, 484). New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald (27, 485). New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1926. p. 13. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "GENERAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. XLIX (11, 018). Queensland, Australia. 8 May 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "GENERAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. LII (11, 915). Queensland, Australia. 23 March 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.