Roy Frederick Fagan was an Australian Labor Party politician, who was Deputy Premier of Tasmania from 1959 to 1969.
10 Facts About Roy Fagan
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On leaving school, Roy Fagan joined the staff of the Commonwealth Bank where he worked until 1929, when he resigned to attend university.
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In 1930, Roy Fagan commenced studies for a law degree at the University of Tasmania.
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Roy Fagan was admitted to the Bar in August 1934, after what the Hobart Mercury newspaper called a "brilliant university career".
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Roy Fagan completed a Bachelor of Arts and graduated in May 1935.
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Roy Fagan was asked by the Premier of Tasmania, Robert Cosgrove, to stand for the seat of Wilmot at the 1946 Tasmanian state election.
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Immediately following declaration of his election, Roy Fagan was appointed Attorney-General in Cosgrove's cabinet.
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Roy Fagan commuted 20 death sentences and introduced legislation to abolish the death penalty 12 times before it was eventually passed.
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On 8 December 1925, aged 19, Roy Fagan married Estelle Cooney, a shop assistant, in Wynyard.
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When Estelle died in 1946, Roy Fagan married Smith at a Catholic church in Bellerive on 28 January 1947.