Dick Meagher
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Richard Denis Meagher KCSG (11 January 1866 – 17 September 1931) was an Australian solicitor and was the first Labor Lord Mayor of Sydney, serving from 1916 to 1917.
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Dick Meagher | |
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13th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly | |
In office 23 December 1913 – 16 April 1917 | |
Preceded by | Henry Morton |
Succeeded by | John Cohen |
47th Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
In office 1 January 1916 – 31 December 1917 | |
Preceded by | Richard Watkins Richards |
Succeeded by | James Joynton Smith |
Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
In office 14 October 1901 – 1 December 1918 | |
Constituency | Phillip Ward |
In office 2 December 1918 – 30 November 1921 | |
Constituency | Flinders Ward |
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
In office 17 July 1917 – 23 February 1920 | |
Appointed by | Sir Gerald Strickland |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Denis Meagher (1866-01-11)11 January 1866 Bathurst, Colony of New South Wales |
Died | 17 September 1931(1931-09-17) (aged 65) Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia |
Political party | ALP (to 1917) Independent |
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