Eugene Christopher O'Donnell (28 November 1913 - 16 August 1982) was a member of the

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Biography

O'Donnell was born in

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, the son of Michael Patrick O'Donnell and his wife Mary (née Scanlon). He was educated at

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before attending the Brisbane Teachers College. He was then posted to various schools around southern and central Queensland as a teacher and school principal. On The 10th Aug 1936 O'Donnell married Emily Conlon and together had a son and a daughter. He died in Brisbane in August 1982 and was cremated at the

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.Eugene Christopher O'Donnell ( - 1982)
— Heaven Address. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

Public career

O'Donnell won the 1961

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for the seat of Barcoo in the Queensland Legislative Assembly to replace Ned Davis, who had died in April of that year.Davis, Edward William (Ned)
—

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. Retrieved 31 July 2016. He represented the electorate until

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when Barcoo was abolished. He then won the re-established seat of Belyando and retired in 1974.

References

Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1913 births 1982 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians People educated at St Laurence's College {{Australia-politician-stub