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. In 1891 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Carcoar. He switched to Cowra in 1894 and held the seat until his death in Sydney in 1896.[1]

References

1. "Mr Denis Cornelius Joseph Donnelly (1833-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

 

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