Joseph Francis Cullen (1 February 1849 – 31 March 1917), Australian journalist and politician, was a Member of Parliament in

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and

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. Born in

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around 1849, Joseph Cullen was the son of farmer John Cullen and Rebecca Clinton. His brother

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was also a member of the New South Wales parliament and became

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. Joseph Cullen was educated at state schools before attending Camden College in

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. On 18 April 1878 he married Annie Butler, with whom he had one son and two daughters. Cullen became

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minister for

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, North Sydney, North Willoughby and Watson's Bay. He resigned in 1886, and shortly afterwards purchased and edited a North Sydney newspaper. He was elected to the

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on a

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ticket for

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at the 1889 election. He held the seat until the election of 1894, when multi-member districts were abolished. St Leonards was split into three with the new districts being

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and Willoughby. Cullen was the Free Trade candidate for Willoughby, winning the election in July 1894. He was forced to resign 4 months later due to insolvency, being made bankrupt on 21 November 1894. He re-contested Willoughby at the resulting by-election however there were 3 free trade candidates and he was defeated by Edward Clark. In 1904, Cullen emigrated to Western Australia, spending two years on the

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. Settling at Katanning, he was owner and editor of the ''

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'' from 1906. On 4 October 1909, he was elected to the

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in a

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for the

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. He held the seat until his death at Katanning on 31 March 1917.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Joseph Francis 1849 births 1917 deaths Free Trade Party politicians Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People from Katanning, Western Australia