Jack Melloy
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Jack Melloy | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Queensland Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland | |
| In office 19 December 1974 – November 1976 | |
| Leader | Tom Burns |
| Preceded by | Fred Newton |
| Succeeded by | Jack Houston |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nudgee | |
| In office 28 May 1960 – 12 November 1977 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Ken Vaughan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Melloy 10 November 1908 |
| Died | 6 January 2006 (aged 97) |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Maude Garner (b.1910 Charters Towers, m.1933) |
| Relations | Numerous, including Vicky Darling |
| Children | John Douglas, Elaine Elizabeth (Elaine Darling), Lynette Anne, Carol Netta, Noela Meryl, Geoffrey Francis, Christine Louise |
| Occupation | Dental technician, Air Cargo Officer, Bookie's Clerk, Trade union organiser |
John (Jack) Melloy (10 November 1908 – 6 January 2006) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the Australian Labor Party.[1]
Jack Melloy was born in Brisbane, the youngest of six children of Charles Frederick Melloy and Ada Louise Crampton.[2] Unlike his older siblings, Jack (formally John) had no middle name, which irritated him, so he sometimes called himself John Joseph Patrick Melloy.
Jack grew up in a rented house at Kangaroo Point on the banks of the Brisbane River. His father, having sailed the seven seas (or at least one or two them) after leaving his family home in Liverpool, England at the age of 14, worked on boats sailing up and down the river. Jack was a Naval Cadet at an early age, but led the life of a landlubber in later times.
He married Elizabeth Maude Garner (b. 1910 in Charters Towers, Queensland) on 24 June 1933.[2] They had seven children: John Douglas, Elaine Elizabeth (Elaine), Lynette Anne, Carol Netta, Noela Meryl, Geoffrey Francis, and Christine Louise.[3]
Jack Melloy died at Redcliffe (north of Brisbane) in 2006, aged 97. His wife Elizabeth had died in 1995. The couple were survived by their 7 children, 18 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.[3]