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O'Shanassy, Sir John (1818 - 1883)

Publication Details:: Originally published in ADB, Volume 5, MUP, 1974, pp 378-382
Author:: S. M. Ingham

Life Summary

	O'Shanassy, Sir John (1818 - 1883)	Find all people...
Born	1818 Ballynahow, Tipperary, Ireland	born around 1818 in Ballynahow, Tipperary, Ireland
Died	5 May 1883 Boroondara, Victoria, Australia	died around 5 May 1883 in Boroondara, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Irish	Irish
Religious Influence	Catholic	Catholic
Occupation * * The details in the Occupation section have been interpreted solely from the article's text. Question marks indicate that exact years were not given in the text. More about 'Occupation'	1845 - 1883? Catholic lay leader, Port Phillip district (Victoria), Australia 1845 - 1855? draper, Port Phillip district (Victoria), Australia 1846? - 1851? anti-transportationist, Port Phillip district (Victoria), Australia 1846 local government councillor, Port Phillip district (Victoria), Australia 1846? - 1851? separationist, Port Phillip district (Victoria), Australia 1851 - 1856 Member of Upper House, Victoria, Australia 1856 - 1865 Member of Lower House, Victoria, Australia 1857 - 1859 premier, Victoria, Australia 1861 - 1863 premier, Victoria, Australia 1862? - 1883? grazier (unspecified), Victoria, Australia 1862 - 1883? grazier (unspecified), New South Wales, Australia 1868 - 1874 Member of Upper House, Victoria, Australia c. 1873 - 1883? grazier (unspecified), Queensland, Australia 1877 - 1883 Member of Lower House, Victoria, Australia	anti-transportationist Catholic lay leader draper grazier (unspecified) local government councillor Member of Lower House Member of Upper House premier separationist
Biography Author	S. M. Ingham	all biographies by Ingham, S. M.

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