Patrick Mooney (Australian politician)

Patrick Mooney
Senator for New South Wales
In office 23 December 1931 – 30 June 1932
Preceded by	Walter Duncan
Personal details
Born	17 January 1880 Eurobodalla, New South Wales
Died	23 December 1942 (aged 62)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party (NSW)
Occupation	Hotel manager, tram driver

Patrick Frederick Mooney (17 January 1880 – 23 December 1942) was an Australian politician. Born in Eurobodalla, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a hotel manager and tram driver. He was an official with the Tramway Workers Union, and also served on Redfern Council, rising to be mayor in 1925.^[1] On 23 December 1931, New South Wales Premier Jack Lang installed Mooney as a Lang Labor member in a Senate vacancy that resulted from the death of Nationalist Senator Walter Duncan.^[2] Mooney's time in the Senate was short as the 1931 election had passed and Duncan's term was due to expire on 30 June 1932. He contested the 1934 election as a Lang Labor candidate but was unsuccessful. He remained an organiser of the Lang Labor group and a Redfern Alderman. Mooney died in 1942.^[3]

References

1. "PERSONAL.". National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954) (Bathurst, NSW: National Library of Australia). 2 January 1943. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
2. "FOR SENATE. Mr Mooney Chosen.". Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 24 December 1931. p. 3 Edition: DAILY and EVENING. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-10.