Dowell O'Reilly
Australian politician
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Early life
O'Reilly was born in Sydney to a clergyman father.[1]
Political career
In 1894 O'Reilly was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Parramatta and sat for four years.[2] In 1910 he again stood for Parramatta, this time as a Labor candidate with the encouragement of Billy Hughes, but was defeated, and shortly afterwards obtained a position in the Sydney land tax branch of the Commonwealth Treasury. In 1913, Hughes asked O'Reilly about the views of his brother-in-law, Albert Piddington, on states' rights. O'Reilly cabled Piddington to clarify this, and as a result of Piddington's reply, "In sympathy with supremacy of Commonwealth powers", Hughes appointed him to the Australian High Court. As a result of opposition to his appointment and his belief that he was compromised by the exchange of cables he resigned without sitting in court.[3][4]
Bibliography
Poems
- Australian Poems under pseudonym 'D'. (1884)
- Pedlar's Pack. (1888)
Short stories
- Tears and Triumph (1913)
- Five Corners. (1920)
Letters
- Dowell O'Reilly From his Letters. (1927)
Individual poems
- "Sea-Grief" (1899)