John Cusack (Australian politician)
- John Cusack (Australian politician)
John Joseph Cusack (8 August 1868–8 September 1956) was an Australian politician, coachbuilder and garage proprietor.
Early life
Cusack was born at Bellevale near Yass, New South Wales and had some schooling in Yass. He was apprenticed at 15 to a blacksmith at Berrima. He learnt about coachbuilding in Sydney and returned to Yass in 1898 to marry Minnie Cassidy and build a coachbuilding business. He was elected to Yass Municipal Council and was Mayor in 1904.[ cite web]
first=Nan
last=Phillips
coauthors=Bede Nairn
title =Cusack, John Joseph (1868 - 1956)
publisher =Australian National University
work=Australian Dictionary of Biography
url =http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080204b.htm
accessdate = 2007-03-10] Parliamentary career
Cusack established a branch of the Labor League (the predecessor of the Australian Labor Party) in Yass in the 1890s. He represented Queanbeyan from 1910 to 1913 and Albury from 1913 to 1917 in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was one of only four Labor members to hold the seat of Albury. Between the years of 1929 and 1931, Cusack was a member of the House of Representatives for Eden-Monaro. He stood unsuccessfully for several other elections up to 1953.[cite web]
title =Mr John Joseph Cusack (1868 - 1956)
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
url =http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/0340f4ae176e171cca256e2300007f12!OpenDocument
accessdate = 2007-03-10] Later life
In 1932, Cusack moved to Canberra and established Canberra's first major furniture store and a garage. He died in the old Canberra Hospital and was survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Dymphna Cusack was his niece.[ ]Notes
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NAME=Cusack, John Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH= 8 August 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH=Yass, New South Wales, Australia
DATE OF DEATH= 8 September 1956
PLACE OF DEATH=Canberra, Australia
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