NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Edward Hanlon

Edward Michael Hanlon (1887-1952), was Premier of Queensland from 1946 to 1952. 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Often known as "Ned" Hanlon, he was born in Brisbane, where he lived throughout his life. After leaving school, he worked in the railways, and soon became a union official. In the 1912 Brisbane General Strike he played a prominent part as a militant. Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Illustration from the Brisbane Worker newspaper condemning the brutality of the Queensland Police on Black Friday The 1912 Brisbane General Strike in Queensland, Australia, began when members of the Australian Tramway Employees Association were dismissed when they wore union badges to work on 18 January 1912. ...

He entered parliament in 1926, representing the Labor Party as member for Ithaca. Twenty years and several cabinet portfolios (notably the Health Ministry) later, he became Queensland's Premier, on the retirement of the septuagenarian Frank Cooper. Frank Arthur Cooper (1872-1949) was Premier of Queensland from 1942 to 1946 for the Australian Labor Party. ...

Over the years Hanlon's outlook mellowed, and he shifted to the political right. Having begun as a union militant, he ended up, as Premier, sending the police to suppress peaceful union demonstrations during the 1948 Queensland railway strike. He died in office (January 1952), and was succeeded by Vince Gair, the last leader of the state Labor Party administration which had been in power continuously ever since 1932. Vincent Clair Gair (February 25, 1902 - November 11, 1980) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957 when, on April 24, 1957, nearly a year after leading the ALP to a state election victory, he was dismissed from his own party, for failing to...

Frank Arthur Cooper (1872-1949) was Premier of Queensland from 1942 to 1946 for the Australian Labor Party. ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... Vincent Clair Gair (February 25, 1902 - November 11, 1980) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957 when, on April 24, 1957, nearly a year after leading the ALP to a state election victory, he was dismissed from his own party, for failing to...

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