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Ned Hanlon (politician)

The Hon
Ned Hanlon
Portrait of Ned Hanlon, Premier of Queensland
26th Premier of Queensland
In office
7 March 1946 – 15 January 1952
Preceded by Frank Cooper
Succeeded by Vince Gair
Constituency Ithaca
30th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
27 April 1944 – 7 March 1946
Preceded by Frank Cooper
Succeeded by James Larcombe
Constituency Ithaca
Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office
16 September 1942 – 7 March 1946
Premier Frank Cooper
Preceded by Frank Cooper
Succeeded by Ted Walsh
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ithaca
In office
8 May 1926 – 15 Jan 1952
Preceded by John Gilday
Succeeded by Leonard Eastment
Personal details
Born Edward Michael Hanlon
(1887-10-01)1 October 1887
Paddington, Brisbane
Died 15 January 1952(1952-01-15) (aged 64)
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Political party Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Carver (d. 1946)
Relations Mary Hansen (daughter), Pat Hanlon (son), Hannah Hanlon (daughter), Julie Potter (daughter)
Occupation Grocer, Soldier
Religion Roman Catholic
Military service
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Australian Imperial Force
Years of service 1915–19
Rank Sergeant
Unit 9th Battalion

Edward Michael (Ned) Hanlon (1 October 1887 – 15 January 1952) was an Australian politician, who was Premier of Queensland from 1946 to 1952.

Hanlon was born in Brisbane, where he lived throughout his life. After leaving school, he worked in the railways, and soon became a union official. In the 1912 Brisbane General Strike he played a prominent part as a militant. Between 1915 and 1919 Hanlon served in 9 RQR.

He entered parliament in 1926, representing the Labor Party as member for Ithaca. After two decades and several cabinet portfolios (notably the Health Ministry, where he worked in tandem with doctor and administrator Sir Raphael Cilento), he became Queensland's Premier, once the septuagenarian Frank Cooper had retired. Over the years Hanlon's outlook mellowed, and he shifted to the political right. Having begun as a union militant, he ended up, as Premier, sending the police to suppress union demonstrations during the 1948 Queensland Railway strike.

He died in office (January 1952), and was succeeded by Vince Gair, the last leader of the state Labor Party administration which had been in power continuously ever since 1932.

Hanlon was accorded a State funeral which took place from St Stephen's Cathedral to the Toowong Cemetery.

Portrait of Ned Hanlon in the 9th battalion, 1917

Hanlon in Egypt (1917)

Ned Hanlon (undated)

Hanlon addressing the Queensland Legislative Assembly on the occasion of the Industrial Law Amendment Bill, 1948.

Ned Hanlon's headstone at Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery.


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