Edward Mulcahy (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Mulcahy (politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1850

Place of Birth: Limerick, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1927

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Edward Mulcahy (28 March 1850 – 23 October 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
Born in County Limerick, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in Tasmania.
He became an apprentice compositor and established a soft goods business in Hobart.
In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for West Hobart, serving until 1903, including a period from 1899-1903 when he was Minister for Lands and Works and Minister for Mines.
In 1904, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Protectionist Senator for Tasmania.
Defeated as a Liberal in 1910, he returned to the House of Assembly as the member for Wilmot, serving as Minister for Lands and Works, Minister for Mines and Minister for Railways 1912-1914.
In 1919, he left the Assembly and was appointed to the Senate as a Nationalist, filling the vacancy caused by Labor Senator James Long's resignation.
He retired in 1919.