Daniel Patrick Minogue (18 July 1893 – 7 January 1983) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ireland and worked as a shopkeeper and hotelier before entering politics. He served on the

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from 1938 to 1950, leading the

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faction on the council. He later represented the

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(ALP) in the

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from 1949 to 1969, holding the seat of West Sydney. Crescent Street in

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was renamed Minogue Crescent in his honour and the Minogue Reserve in Glebe was similarly named after him.

Early life

Minogue was born on 18 July 1893 in

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, Ireland, the son of Elizabeth () and Patrick Minogue. He was educated at the local national school. He arrived in Australia in 1913. After immigrating to Australia he settled in Sydney and found work as a

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. He later bought a produce store on Crown Street and ran the White Horse Hotel in

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Local govermnent

Minogue was prominent in the Redfern branch of the

(ALP). was elected as an

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on the

at a 1938 by-election for Flinders ward, winning 67 percent of the vote on a 20 percent turnout. He was associated with Jack Lang's "Inner Group" within the ALP and was listed as a

candidate, defeating a Heffron Labor candidate. In 1940 he announced that he had been elected chairman of the

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group on the council. Minogue helped establish an aged care home in

. He was a supporter of Mathew Talbot Hostel for Homeless Men and the Our Lady of Consolation Home for the Aged, as well as an "honorary citizen" of Boys' Town in

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. He was a councillor on electricity provider Sydney County Council from 1949 to 1950.

Federal politics

In December 1945, Minogue unsuccessfully contested ALP

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for the federal seat of West Sydney, losing to William O'Connor. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for preselection in the state seat of Redfern in 1947, finally being preselected for West Sydney on his second attempt in January 1949. He defeated six other candidates. Minogue retained the seat for the ALP at the 1949 federal election and served in the

until its abolition prior to the 1969 election, at which time he retired.

Personal life

Minogue married Matilda Wallace in 1924, with whom he had one daughter. In 1947, he purchased the home of

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, the former premier of New South Wales and newly appointed governor-general of Australia. Minogue had a long involvement with the

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. He was influential in the 1944 acquisition of a site for the organisation's permanent headquarters in Sydney. He officially opened the INA Cultural Centre in 1957, and in 1973 also opened the Gaelic Club on the building's first floor. He reportedly "spoke in a well-known Irish brogue". Minogue died on 7 January 1983 at the age of 89.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minogue, Dan 1893 births 1983 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for West Sydney Members of the Australian House of Representatives Sydney City Councillors Irish emigrants to Australia 20th-century Australian politicians Councillors of Sydney County Council Australian hoteliers Lang Labor politicians Politicians from County Clare People from Feakle