Frank Hourigan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Limerick, Munster, Ireland
About Frank Hourigan
- Francis John (Frank) Hourigan (27 May 1852 – 1 December 1901) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of West Torrens from 1893 to 1901 for the United Labor Party.Hourigan was born in Limerick, Ireland, and migrated to Australia with his family in 1859.
- They lived at North Adelaide for a period before settling at Hindmarsh.
- A tanner by trade, he was the first president of the Tanners and Curriers' Union for eighteen months from September 1889, and served in that role during their six-week 1890 strike for an eight-hour day.
- He was subsequently appointed by the union to serve as their advocate when the matter went to arbitration, which was resolved in the workers' favour.
- He served as president of the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia and the Working Men's Association at North Adelaide, and was a councillor for the Hindmarsh Corporation for four years.He was elected to the House of Assembly at the 1893 election as a Labor member, and was re-elected in 1896 and 1899.
- He died in office in December 1901 from a hemorrhage of the stomach at age 49 and was buried in the Catholic section of the West Terrace Cemetery.
- The Southern Cross referred to him upon his death as "one of the most popular members of the House", "one of the ablest debaters in the House", and a member "greatly respected for his unfailing courtesy and suavity of manner".
- Leader of the Opposition Robert Homburg, a political opponent, stated "the district of West Torrens will search for many years before it will find a more able representative than the late Mr.
- Hourigan".
- A public fund was taken up to purchase a house and provide for his wife and children.
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