Thomas O'Sullivan
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The Honourable Thomas O'Sullivan KC |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 24 September 1903 – 25 January 1906 |
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In office 18 February 1908 – 9 December 1915 |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick |
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In office 27 August 1904 – 18 May 1907 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Morgan |
| Succeeded by | George Barnes |
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Thomas O'Sullivan 13 December 1856 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 22 February 1953 (aged 96) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Ministerialist |
| Spouse(s) | Rosanna Mellin (m.1886 d.1937) |
| Relations | Patrick O'Sullivan (father) |
| Occupation | Solicitor, Barrister, Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thomas O'Sullivan QC (13 December 1856 – 22 February 1953) was a Barrister, Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.
O'Sullivan was born at Ipswich, Queensland, to Patrick O'Sullivan, himself a future member of the Queensland Parliament, and his wife, Mary (née Real). He was educated at the local state school and at St. Mary's College, Ipswich. In 1873, O'Sullivan began his legal career in Ipswich, being employed by, and later articled to, Charles Frederick Chubb, Solicitor. Two years later he moved to Brisbane, being articled to Robert Little, but returned to Ipswich to look after his brother's legal business after his death in 1877. He was admitted as a solicitor in September, 1878.
Moving back to Brisbane in 1886, O'Sullivan went into partnership with Charles Bedell Lilley, son of Sir Charles Lilley, and after the partnership finished O'Sullivan continued on with the business while also studying for the Bar and was admitted in 1900. In 1911, he was made a KC.
In 1915, O'Sullivan was appointed as a District Court judge, and made chairman of the Central Sugar Cane Prices Board. In 1922, he was made a judge in the Supreme Court of Queensland, serving until his retirement in 1926. During this time he was a member of the Court of Industrial Arbitration and chairman of the Land Appeal Court.
O'Sullivan contested the electorate of Stanley, the seat his father had represented, at the 1899 election, losing to the Ministerialist candidate, Frederick Lord.
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