Michael O'Grady (Australian politician)

Michael O'Grady (16 October 1824 – 5 January 1876)[1] K.S.G., M.L.A., was and Irish-born politician in Australia, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Background

O'Grady was born in Frenchpark, Roscommon, Ireland,[1] and went to London as a boy to push his fortune.[2] In 1855 he was sent out to Sydney to establish a branch of the "People's Provident Society."[2] The next year he removed to Melbourne and was connected with insurance business.

Politics

In 1861 O'Grady entered the Lower House of the Victorian Parliament as member for South Bourke,[3] and was Vice-president Board Land & Works and Commissioner Public Works from 6 May 1868 to 11 July 1868[3] in the Charles Sladen Ministry.[2] In November 1870 O'Grady was elected as member for Villiers and Heytesbury, a position he held until his death.[3] He again held the Commissioner of Public Works post, in the Charles Gavan Duffy Ministry from 19 June 1871 to 10 June 1872.[3] O'Grady, who was created a Knight of St. Gregory by the Pope in 1871,[2] was a member of the Hawthorn Municipal Council from 1860 to 1861 and mayor 1870 to 1871. He died at his home in Hawthorn, Melbourne from a liver complaint on 5 January 1876.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Woods, Janice Burns. "O'Grady, Michael (1824–1876)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to O'Grady, Hon. Michael". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "O'Grady, Michael". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 4 April 2013.