David "Darby" Riordan (23 July 1886 – 15 October 1936) was an Australian politician. Riordan was the

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in the

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, winning the seat in 1918. He held Burke till 1929 at which time he resigned from the seat to successfully contest the

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at the 1929 federal election. Riordan won Kennedy from the sitting Nationalist Party member, Grosvenor Francis.LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929
— Psephos. Retrieved 3 February 2015. He held the seat, improving his vote at each election, till his death in 1936 and succeeded by his nephew Bill. Darcy Riordan had two brothers who were also politicians: Jim Riordan (a member of the

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from 1917 to 1922) and Ernest Riordan (a member of the

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from 1936 to 1944 and 1950 to 1954). Riordan died of pneumonia on 15 October 1936 at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Brisbane. He had undergone an operation to remove

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s a few weeks earlier that left him in poor health. His funeral was held at St Stephan's Cathedral, and proceeded to the Lutwyche Cemetery.

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