David Leahy
Australian politician
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David Joseph Leahy (19 October 1883 – 19 December 1948) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1938 until his death, representing the seat of Hannans.
David Leahy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 23 April 1938 – 19 December 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Selby Munsie |
| Succeeded by | Harry McCulloch |
| Constituency | Hannans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1883 Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 19 December 1948 (aged 65) Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
Leahy was born in Castleisland, County Kerry, Ireland, to Margaret (née Reidy) and David Leahy. His parents emigrated to Australia when he was a child, and he was raised in Kyneton, Victoria. Leahy moved to Western Australia in 1906, and began working as a miner in the Sandstone area.[1] He later moved to the Eastern Goldfields, living for periods in Kalgoorlie and Boulder and working as an official with a gold miners' union.[2] Leahy entered parliament at the 1938 Hannans by-election, caused by the death of Labor government minister Selby Munsie. He was re-elected at the 1939, 1943, and 1947 elections,[3] but died in office in December 1948, aged 65, after a long illness.[4] Leahy had married Sophie Fongo in 1912, with whom he had five children.[1]