Patrick Mooney (Australian politician)

For other people of the same name, see Patrick Mooney.
Patrick Mooney
Senator for New South Wales
In office
23 December 1931 – 30 June 1932
Personal details
Born 17 January 1880(1880-01-17)
Eurobodalla, New South Wales
Died 23 December 1942(1942-12-23) (aged 62)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party (NSW)
Occupation Hotel manager, tram driver

Patrick Frederick Mooney (17 January 1880 – 23 December 1942) was an Australian politician. Born in Eurobodalla, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a hotel manager and tram driver. He was an official with the Tramway Workers Union, and also served on Redfern Council. On 23 December 1931, New South Wales Premier Jack Lang installed Mooney as a Lang Labor member in a Senate vacancy that resulted from the death of Nationalist Senator Walter Duncan. Mooney's time in the Senate was short as the 1931 election had passed and Duncan's term was due to expire on 30 June 1932. He contested the 1934 election as a Lang Labor candidate but was unsuccessful. He remained an organiser of the Lang Labor group and a Redfern Councillor; he was Mayor of Redfern in 1936. Mooney died in 1942.[1]

References

  1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-10.