Michael O'Dea (Australian politician)
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Michael O'Dea | |
|---|---|
| 35th Mayor of North Sydney | |
| In office 27 September 1972 – 21 September 1974 | |
| Deputy | Peter Tranter David Wyllie |
| Preceded by | John Woodward |
| Succeeded by | Innes Stanley Haviland |
| Alderman of the Municipality of North Sydney for Belmore Ward | |
| In office 29 March 1969 – 21 September 1974 | |
| Preceded by | James Francis Cahill |
| Succeeded by | Bruce John Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1938 Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Marianne Mulders (m. 1963) |
| Children | Nine, incl. Jonathan Richard O'Dea |
John Michael O'Dea AM, KCSG (born 11 November 1938) is an Australian solicitor and former local government politician who served as an alderman and mayor of the Municipality of North Sydney. O'Dea was a solicitor with Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers from 1960 and was a partner from 1963 until his retirement in 2006. He is the father of the Speaker of the NSW Legislative Assembly, Jonathan O'Dea.
O'Dea was born in Charlemont Private Hospital (now The Bourbon Hotel) on Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point, New South Wales, on 11 November 1938, the son of John Cecil (Cecil) O'Dea, a solicitor, and Joy Marjorie Roche.[1][2] O'Dea's grandfather was John Henry (Jack) O'Dea, a prominent bookmaker (being first President of the NSW Bookmakers' Association), property developer, and Alderman of the Municipality of Randwick from 1911 to 1923.[3][4][5]
With his father Cecil being an old boy of St Ignatius College, Riverview, O'Dea received his early education there before commencing law studies at the University of Sydney.[6] In 1960 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts, followed by a Bachelor of Laws in 1963 and a Master of Laws in 1972.[7] In 1960 he also joined his father's legal firm, Carroll & O'Dea, becoming a partner of the firm in 1963 when he graduated from law school.[8] He became Managing Partner in 1971 on the departure of his father.[6]
In 1963 he married Marianne Augustina Hubertina Mulders at the Riverview chapel, with Fr Charles Fraser SJ as the celebrant. They would have nine children: three boys and six girls.[6] Following their marriage the O'Dea's moved from 857 New South Head Road, Rose Bay, and by 1968 were listed at Wollstonecraft.[9]