Thomas J. Ryan (Australian politician)
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Tom Ryan KC |
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| 19th Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 1 June 1915 – 22 October 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Digby Denham |
| Succeeded by | Ted Theodore |
| Constituency | Barcoo |
| Leader of the Opposition of Queensland | |
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In office 6 September 1912 – 22 May 1915 |
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| Preceded by | David Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Edward Macartney |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for West Sydney |
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In office 13 December 1919 – 1 August 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Con Wallace |
| Succeeded by | William Lambert |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Barcoo |
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In office 2 October 1909 – 14 October 1919 |
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| Preceded by | George Kerr |
| Succeeded by | Frank Bulcock |
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Thomas Joseph Ryan 1 July 1876 Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 1 August 1921 (aged 45) Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lily Virginia Cook |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Barrister, teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thomas Joseph Ryan (1 July 1876 – 1 August 1921) was Premier of Queensland, Australia from May 1915 until October 1919 when he resigned to enter Federal politics.
Thomas Joseph Ryan was born at Port Fairy, Victoria Australia, the fifth of six children of Timothy Joseph Ryan, an illiterate Irish labourer who had migrated to Victoria in 1860 and become a small farmer, and his Irish wife Jane, née Cullen (died 1883). Tom's father shared his keen interest in politics with his family but was himself never politically active.
Ryan was educated at South Melbourne College, Xavier College, Kew, and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated B.A. and LL.B.
He was appointed an assistant classical master at the University High School, Melbourne, and subsequently held teaching positions at the Launceston Church Grammar School, at the Maryborough Grammar School, and the Rockhampton Grammar School, where he became second master. He resigned this position on being admitted to the Queensland bar in December 1901. He practised as a solicitor at Rockhampton and subsequently as a barrister at Brisbane. While at Rockhampton in 1900 he joined the Australian Natives' Association and became its local president.
He was afterwards a candidate for the federal seat of Capricornia and the state seat of Rockhampton North, but was defeated on both occasions. In October 1909 he was elected as Labor member for Barcoo in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, retained the seat for 10 years, and after the 1912 election was elected leader of the Labour party on the resignation of David Bowman.
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