John Walsh (Australian politician)

John Walsh
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cook
In office 5 December 1878 – 30 October 1883 Serving with Frederick Cooper
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	John Hamilton
Personal details
Born	John Walsh 1842 County Galway, Ireland
Died	13 February 1893 (aged 50 or 51) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	Waverley Cemetery
Nationality	Irish Australian
Spouse(s)	Margaret Jane Clohesy (m.1867)
Occupation	Storekeeper

John Walsh (1842 – 13 February 1893) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Walsh was born in Oughterard, County Galway, Ireland. He married Margaret Jane Clohesy on 28 December 1867.

Walsh was a storekeeper in Cooktown, 1874–79, and a storekeeper in Smithfield, Cairns, 1877. He became Mayor of Cooktown, 1876-77. He represented the electoral district of Cook from 5 December 1878 to 30 October 1883. As member for Cook he lobbied for a rail link to Cooktown to support the gold mining in the district.

He went on to become a railway contractor and investor in New South Wales, 1884

Walsh died on 13 February 1893 in Randwick, Sydney. His funeral was held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Randwick after which he was buried in Waverley Cemetery.

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