James O'Sullivan (1867 – 22 April 1921) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

O'Sullivan was born in

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, the son of Flurence O'SullivanFamily history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 26 March 2016. and his wife Catherine (née McCarthy). He married Anastasia O'Brien at Mount Morgan in 1897 and they had two sons. He died in Brisbane in April 1921 and his funeral proceeded from

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to the Toowong Cemetery.

Public career

O'Sullivan held the seat of

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for the Labor Party in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1909 until his defeat in 1920.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Sullivan, James Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1867 births 1921 deaths Burials at Toowong Cemetery Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland British emigrants to Australia