Denis Donnelly

Denis Cornelius Joseph Donnelly (1833 – 14 March 1896) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

Born at Cork to Cornelius Donnelly and Mary O'Leary, he worked as a miner and a merchant before arriving in Western Australia in 1850. In 1854 he followed the gold rush to Ballarat, and in 1862 moved to Forbes. Although he established a mine at Lucknow, he soon sold it and instead became a flour miller at Peel near Bathurst. On 16 January 1866 he married Ellen Agatha Cummins, with whom he had thirteen children. From around 1878 he kept a store at Cowra.[1]

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Carcoar at the 1891 election.[2] When Carcoar was abolished in 1894, he switched to Cowra, winning the seat in 1894,[3] and holding it at the 1895 election,[4]

Donnelly died in Sydney in 1896 (aged 62–63).[1]

References
  1. "Mr Denis Cornelius Joseph Donnelly (1833-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1891 Carcoar". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1894 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1895 Cowra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Charles Garland
John Plumb		 Member for Carcoar
1891–1894
Served alongside: Charles Jeanneret		 Abolished
replaced by Cowra and West Macquarie
New district Member for Cowra
1894–1896		 Succeeded by
Michael Phillips
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