James Dooley (politician)
| James Dooley | |
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| 21st Premier of New South Wales Election: 1922 |
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In office 5 October 1921 – 20 December 1921 |
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| Preceded by | John Storey |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Fuller |
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In office 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922 |
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| Preceded by | Sir George Fuller |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Fuller |
| Constituency | Hartley |
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James Thomas Dooley 26 April 1877 Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | 2 January 1950 (aged 72) New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Rodé Trundle |
James Thomas Dooley (26 April 1877 – 2 January 1950) served twice, briefly, as Premier of New South Wales during the early 1920s.
Born in the townland of Curracreehan (possibly Currycreaghan), near Ballymahon, County Longford, Ireland, he was the fourth son of Thomas Dooley, a farmer, and his wife Elizabeth, née O'Connor.
He arrived in Brisbane, Australia at the age of 8, where he attended a state school before commencing work as a draper's assistant at twelve and was later apprenticed to a tailor. He attended evening classes and joined the college's literary and debating society and the Australian Labor Party. In about 1901, he worked at Cobar and other outback New South Wales before settling in Lithgow, New South Wales and marrying Kate Rodé Trundle in 1905.
In 1907, he was elected to the seat of Hartley in the Legislative Assembly and was its youngest member at the time. From 1920 to 1927 he represented Bathurst. On the expulsion of Premier William Holman and others from the Labor Party on the conscription issue in November 1917, Dooley became deputy party leader to Ernest Durack. When Durack resigned in February 1917, John Storey became party leader and Dooley remained deputy leader. Labor won the 1920 election with a majority of one and he was appointed Colonial Secretary (including responsibility for state enterprises and the police) and Minister for Housing from April 1920 to October 1921. Dooley acted as Premier during Storey's six-month trip to England (January–July 1921) and when Storey was sick. He became Premier on Storey's death in October 1921. His government was defeated on the floor of the House on 13 December 1921, but new Premier George Fuller, lost a vote within seven hours of his appointment, and Dooley regained power. He lost a highly sectarian election campaign to Fuller in April 1922.
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