Pat Hanlon

Pat Hanlon
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ithaca
In office 8 December 1956 – 28 May 1960
Preceded by	Leonard Eastment
Succeeded by	Robert Windsor
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Baroona
In office 28 May 1960 – 7 December 1974
Preceded by	William Power
Succeeded by	Dennis Young
Personal details
Born	Patrick Joseph Hanlon 19 March 1930 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	30 October 2014 (aged 84) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Relations	Ned Hanlon (father)
Religion	Roman Catholic

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Hanlon (19 March 1930 - 30 October 2014) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Hanlon was born in 1930 to Edward Michael and Elizabeth Hanlon (née Carver).^[1] His father went on to be Premier of Queensland from 1946 to 1952.^[2]

In 1956 Hanlon won his father's old seat of Ithaca in a by-election to replace the former member Leonard Eastment who had died in July that year.^[3] He held the seat till he decided to stand for the seat of Baroona at the 1960 state election. Hanlon remained as member till his retirement from politics in 1974.^[1]

Often called the best Labor leader the ALP never had, Hanlon died in 2014.^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
3. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.