Timothy Francis Quinlan was an Irish-born Australian politician who represented the electorates of West Perth and Toodyay in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly between 1890 and 1894, and 1897 and 1911, respectively.
13 Facts About Timothy Quinlan
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Timothy Quinlan worked for John Monger at York from 1875, and then for Alexander McRae at Roebourne.
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Timothy Quinlan was involved in the pearling industry for about two years.
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In 1882, Timothy Quinlan leased the Shamrock Hotel in Perth from Daniel Connor, an expiree convict who had become one of the wealthiest men in the colony.
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In 1883, Timothy Quinlan married Teresa Connor, Daniel Connor's daughter, with whom he later had eight children.
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Bernard Gerald and Patrick Francis Timothy Quinlan both played first-class cricket in Ireland, while his oldest daughter, Teresa Gertrude Timothy Quinlan, married politician John Kirwan, who served in both State and Federal Parliament.
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Timothy Quinlan was a member of the Perth City Council from 1890 to 1902, unsuccessfully contesting the mayoralty in 1900; and he became a Justice of the Peace in 1893.
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Timothy Quinlan became embroiled in a controversy regarding provision of state aid to private schools, which he and fellow Catholic MLAs Thomas Molloy and Alfred Canning supported.
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Timothy Quinlan served as Chairman of Committees from 18 July to 23 November 1905, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 23 November 1905 to 3 October 1911.
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Timothy Quinlan was a member of the Perth Hospital Board for many years, and its chairman from 1905 to 1913.
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Timothy Quinlan was a director of the South British Insurance Company, and of the Perth Building Society from 1901 to 1927, serving as its chairman after 1924.
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Timothy Quinlan was a trustee of the University Endowment Act, and a member of the Board of Management for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Institute for the Blind.
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Timothy Quinlan died in Perth on 8 July 1927, and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery.