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Place of Birth: Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
About John Teahan
- John Denis Teahan (28 August 1900 – 21 October 1968) was an Australian politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1954 to 1965, representing North-East Province. Teahan was born in Boulder, Western Australia, to Ellen (née Anglis) and Patrick Teahan.
- He attended Christian Brothers' College, Kalgoorlie, and then moved to Perth to work as a clerk with the Commonwealth Taxation Office.
- Teahan moved back to Kalgoorlie in 1932, setting up as a storekeeper and taxation consultant.
- He was elected to the Boulder Municipal Council in 1938, and in 1944 was elected mayor.
- Teahan contested Labor preselection for the 1948 Boulder by-election, but was defeated by Charlie Oliver.
- He entered parliament at the 1954 Legislative Council election, defeating Sir Harold Seddon of the Liberal Party (the serving President of the Legislative Council).
- Teahan was re-elected in 1960, but retired at the 1965 state election.
- He died in Boulder in October 1968, aged 68.
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