Ernest Charles O'Dea

Ernest Charles O'Dea (19 February 1889 – 21 November 1976) was an Australian trade union official, Labor Party politician, Lord Mayor of Sydney and Member of the New South Wales Parliament.

The Honourable

Ernest Charles O'Dea
69th Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 January 1949 – 9 December 1952
DeputyJohn James Carroll
Jack Byrne
Preceded byReg Bartley
Succeeded byPat Hills
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
23 April 1943 – 22 April 1967
Personal details
Born(1889-02-19)19 February 1889
Armidale, Colony of New South Wales
Died21 November 1976(1976-11-21) (aged 87)
Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyALP

Early life

O'Dea was born in Armidale in 1889 and moved to Sydney with his family as a child.

Career

O'Dea entered the retail trade and moved rapidly through the trade union ranks whilst in his twenties. He served as a Sydney Municipal Council Alderman for two periods (1924–1927 and 1930–1965) and was elected Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1948 for four years.[1][2] He served two twelve-year terms in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1942 and 1967. He was also a member of Sydney County Council between 1935 and 1959 and its Chairman from 1958 to 1959.[3]

He was an advocate of compulsory unionism and equal pay, and was an opponent of Saturday retail trading and late-night shopping, all major issues in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a vehement anti-communist and fought against communist influence in trade unions and other industrial organisations.

Later life

O'Dea died in 1976 at St George Hospital in Sydney, after suffering a cerebral aneurysm in 1966. He was survived by a son from his first marriage and a son and stepdaughter of his second marriage.[4]

Legacy

O'Dea is remembered by O'Dea Avenue in Zetland[5] and O'Dea Park in Camperdown.

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References
  1. "Ernest Charles O'Dea". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. "Alderman O'Dea Is Lord Mayor". The Canberra Times. 23 (6, 768). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 December 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Ernest Charles O'Dea. Parliament Papers, NSW State Parliament.
  4. "The Hon. Ernest Charles O'DEA (1889 - 1976)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. O'Dea, Ernest Charles Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Accessed 2 August 2008.

 

Civic offices
Preceded by
Reg Bartley		 Lord Mayor of Sydney
1948 – 1952		 Succeeded by
Pat Hills
Government offices
Preceded by
 Chairman of the Sydney County Council
1958 – 1959		 Succeeded by
William Murray



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