Lawrence O'Hara

Lawrence Joseph O'Hara (30 April 1889 14 June 1919) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Taradale in New Zealand to labourer John O'Hara and Annie Dolan, both Irish-born. The family moved to Sydney when Lawrence was seven, and he was educated at Marist Brothers' College in Paddington. He worked as a clerk with the Immigration and Tourist Bureau from 1908 to 1916 and for the District Courts from 1916 to 1919. He was also a member of the Clerks' Union, the Australian Labor Party (serving on the central executive from 1917 to 1919) and a Paddington alderman (191719). In 1919 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in a by-election for the seat of Paddington, but he died twenty-two days later as a result of the influenza pandemic.[1]

References

  1. "Mr Lawrence Joseph O'Hara (1889–1919)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
John Osborne
Member for Paddington
1919
Succeeded by
John Birt
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