Joseph Francis Hannan (1873 – 14 March 1943) was an Australian politician and
trade union
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ist. Hannan was probably born in
Yorkshire
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,
England
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and emigrated with his family in 1888. He soon became involved in the union movement and was a member of the committee of the
Melbourne Trades Hall Council that established the
Political Labor Council of Victoria in 1900. In 1903, he married Agnes Theresa Phelan. He became president of the
Victorian branch of the Labor Party in 1911.
Hannan stood unsuccessfully against
George Fairbairn for the seat of
Fawkner
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at the
1910 election, but defeated him at the
1913 election. He lost the seat at the
1917 election, due to his opposition to
conscription
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. In 1918 he won a by-election for the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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seat of
Albert Park, but resigned in 1919 to unsuccessfully contest Fawkner at the
1919 election.
In 1924, he was appointed to fill a
casual vacancy
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in the Senate, but was not returned at the
1925 election.
He also unsuccessfully contested the assembly seat of
Castlemaine and Kyneton in 1927 and Albert Park in 1932, and stood for the Federal seats of
Kooyong the
1928 election and
Flinders
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at the
1934 election without success.
[
After leaving politics Hannan became a commercial traveller and served as vice-president of the South Melbourne Districts Football Club. He was survived by two daughters and a son.][
Hannan is buried in the Roman Catholic section of Coburg Cemetery with his wife, daughter Veronica and two infant grandsons. His grave is included in a self-guided heritage walk at the cemetery and information about his life is available on a sign posted at his graveside.]
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1873 births
1943 deaths
Politicians from Yorkshire
English emigrants to colonial Australia
Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Fawkner
Members of the Australian House of Representatives
Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
Victoria (state) state politicians
Australian MPs 1913–1914
Australian MPs 1914–1917