Daniel Egan

Daniel Egan (1 January 1803 – 16 October 1870) was an Australian politician. Egan served as Mayor of Sydney in 1853 and was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Daniel Egan
9th Mayor of Sydney
In office 1853–1853
Preceded by	William Edward Thurlow
Succeeded by	George Thorton
Personal details
Born	(1803-01-01)1 January 1803 Windsor, New South Wales
Died	16 October 1870(1870-10-16) (aged 67) Watsons Bay, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian

Egan was born in Windsor, New South Wales and was a foreman at the Government Dockyards, Sydney from 1824 to its closure in 1835. He then went into business and acquired several trading and whaling vessels but went bankrupt in 1843 and later became a wine and spirit merchant. He became an alderman of the Sydney City Council on its creation in 1842, rising to mayor in 1853. He purchased two 40-acre (16 ha) blocks of land in Beacon Hill in 1857.

Egan was elected to the Legislative Council on 1 April 1854, representing the Pastoral District of Maneroo. In April 1856 he was elected at the first election to the Legislative Assembly, representing Maneroo, which was renamed Monaro in 1858. From 1859 to 1869 he represented Eden and from 1870 to his death he represented Monaro. From 27 October 1868 until his death he was the Postmaster-General of New South Wales.

Egan died at his home in Watsons Bay^Map, New South Wales.[1]

References

1. "Mr Daniel Egan (1803–1870)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

 

Political offices
Preceded by William Edward Thurlow	Mayor of Sydney 1853	Succeeded by George Thornton
New South Wales Legislative Council
Preceded by Arthur Jeffreys	Member for Pastoral District of Maneroo 1854–1856	Council replaced
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New parliament	Member for Maneroo 1856–1858	Succeeded by himself as Member for Monaro
Preceded by himself as Member for Maneroo	Member for Monaro 1858–1859	Succeeded by Alexander Hamilton
Preceded by New seat	Member for Eden 1859–1869	Succeeded by Henry Clarke
Preceded by William Grahame	Member for Monaro 1870	Succeeded by James Hart