Dan Curtin

Daniel James "Dan" Curtin (14 February 1898 – 4 February 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at a Catholic primary school before becoming a boilermaker and organiser of the Boilermakers' Society. In 1949, he was preselected by the Australian Labor Party to contest the safe Labor seat of Watson, displacing the sitting member, Max Falstein, who contested the seat as an independent. Curtin won the seat, which he held until 1955, when he transferred to the seat of Kingsford-Smith. He held Kingsford-Smith until 1969, when he retired from politics. Curtin provided an opportunity for several Indigenous Australian women to become involved in politics.[1][2]

Dan Curtin
Member of the Australian Parliament for Watson
In office 10 December 1949 – 10 December 1955
Preceded by	Max Falstein
Succeeded by	Jim Cope
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kingsford-Smith
In office 10 December 1955 – 29 September 1969
Preceded by	Gordon Anderson
Succeeded by	Lionel Bowen
Personal details
Born	(1898-02-14)14 February 1898 Sydney
Died	4 December 1980(1980-12-04) (aged 82)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Boilermaker

References

1. Moreton-Robinson, Aileen (2000). Talkin' up to the white woman: aboriginal women and feminism. St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 0702231347. "Other indigenous women, such as Monica McGowan, became involved in Labor politics in the late 1940s, working for the then federal Labor politician Dan Curtin (Clare 1978: xii).
2. Horner, Jack. "Clare, Mona Matilda (Monica) (1924–1973)". Indigenous Australia. Australian National University. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Max Falstein	Member for Watson 1949–1955	Succeeded by Jim Cope
Preceded by Gordon Anderson	Member for Kingsford-Smith 1955–1969	Succeeded by Lionel Bowen