John William Doyle (8 February 1875 – 25 May 1951) was an Australian politician
He was born in
Glebe
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to labourer John William Doyle and Annie, ''née'' Wilson. A printer, he was a foundation member of the Machinists' Union in 1901 as its secretary. He married Mary Smith on 3 October 1906, with whom he had seven children. He became a publican and an organising secretary of the Eight Hour Day Committee from around 1912 to 1917. In 1917 he was elected to the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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as the
Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the la ...
member for
Phillip
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, moving to the multi-member seat of
Balmain in 1920 before being defeated in 1922. He was also a
Sydney City Councillor from 1918 to 1921. Doyle died in
Darlinghurst
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in 1951.
References
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1875 births
1951 deaths
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales