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Francis Hourigan
Francis John Hourigan (27 May 1852 – 1 December 1901) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Electoral district of West Torrens, West Torrens from 1893 to 1901 for the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), United Labor Party. Hourigan was born in Limerick, Ireland, and migrated to Australia with his family in 1859. They lived at North Adelaide, South Australia, North Adelaide for a period before settling at Hindmarsh, South Australia, Hindmarsh. A tanner by trade, he was the first president of the Tanners and Curriers' Union for eighteen months from September 1889, and served in that role during their six-week 1890 strike for an eight-hour day. He was subsequently appointed by the union to serve as their advocate when the matter went to arbitration, which was resolved in the workers' favour. He served as president of the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia and the Working Men's Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Hourigan
Francis John Hourigan (27 May 1852 – 1 December 1901) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Electoral district of West Torrens, West Torrens from 1893 to 1901 for the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), United Labor Party. Hourigan was born in Limerick, Ireland, and migrated to Australia with his family in 1859. They lived at North Adelaide, South Australia, North Adelaide for a period before settling at Hindmarsh, South Australia, Hindmarsh. A tanner by trade, he was the first president of the Tanners and Curriers' Union for eighteen months from September 1889, and served in that role during their six-week 1890 strike for an eight-hour day. He was subsequently appointed by the union to serve as their advocate when the matter went to arbitration, which was resolved in the workers' favour. He served as president of the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia and the Working Men's Associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
