Jim Riordan
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BornWilliam James Riordan
20 April 1882
20 April 1882
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Died15 September 1955 (aged 73)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeLutwyche Cemetery
Jim Riordan | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 10 October 1917 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William James Riordan 20 April 1882 Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 15 September 1955 (aged 73) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Lutwyche Cemetery |
| Party | Labor |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Helen Page (m.1907 d.1941), Lyla Elizabeth Boland (m.1943 d.2000) |
| Relations | Darby Riordan (brother), Ernest Riordan (brother), Bill Riordan, (son) |
| Occupation | Trade union organiser |
William James Riordan (20 April 1882 – 15 September 1955) was an Australian politician and judge.
He was born in Mackay to William Riordan and Mary, née Walsh. After attending Mackay State School he became a labourer on the Cairns–Mulgrave railway line and then a fireman for the Chillagoe Railway Company. While there he became President of the Chillagoe Amalgamated Workers' Union and in 1903 an organiser with the Far North Australia Workers' Union (FNAWU). On 28 March 1907 he married Annie Helen Page, with whom he had a son and two daughters.