1. Denis Joseph Doherty was an Irish-Australian businessman, pastoralist and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1897 to 1903, representing the seat of North Fremantle.
10 Facts About Denis Doherty
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Denis Doherty arrived in Australia in 1882, settling in Sydney.
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Denis Doherty first stood for parliament at the 1895 North Fremantle by-election, but was defeated by Matthew Moss.
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Denis Doherty stood again at the 1897 general election, and defeated three other candidates.
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Denis Doherty did not live in the area, but had business interests there.
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Denis Doherty was re-elected at the 1901 election, but resigned from parliament in August 1903 to travel to England on business.
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Denis Doherty returned to Australia in 1930, and died in Subiaco, Perth, in 1935, aged 74.
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Denis Doherty had married Georgina Cable in 1888, with whom he had five children but only four survived: George Roy Doherty, Kathleen Doherty, Auvergne Doherty and Dorothy Doherty.
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George Roy Denis Doherty, known as Roy, enlisted in the army as a driver in 1914 at the age of 21.
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On 23 June 1924, he married Dorothea Haynes; the couple had a son, Gordon Denis Doherty, who was possibly adopted.