John O'Keefe (11 January 1880 – 27 January 1942) was an Australian politician. He was a

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member of the

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, representing Chillagoe from 1926 to 1929 and

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from 1930 to 1942. He was

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from 1940 to 1941. O'Keefe died in office in 1942 and following his funeral at St Stephen's Cathedral was buried in

Nudgee Cemetery Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium is a large Roman Catholic cemetery at 493 St Vincents Road, Nudgee, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The cemetery opened in 1867 and is still operating. Over 31,000 people are buried there. Services The cemetery ...

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1880 births 1942 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Burials at Nudgee Cemetery Attorneys-general of Queensland Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub