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'''John Joseph "Jack" Holland''' (3 September 1877 – 25 December 1955) was an Australian politician. |
'''John Joseph "Jack" Holland''' (3 September 1877 – 25 December 1955) was an Australian politician. He was an [[Australian Labor Party]] member of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] from 1925 to 1955, representing the electorates of [[Electoral district of Flemington|Flemington]] (1925-1945), [[Electoral district of Footscray|Footscray]] (1945-1955) and [[Electoral district of Flemington|Flemington]] again (1955). |
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Holland was born in [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]] to police officer Thomas Holland and Johanna Quigley. He worked as a fitter and then as an electrical engineer for the [[Postmaster-General's Department]]. He was a life member of both the [[Australian Telecommunications Employees' Association|Australian Postal Electricians Union]], serving as its secretary and president at various times, as well as as its delegate to the [[Victorian Trades Hall Council|Melbourne Trades Hall Council]] and the Victorian Agricultural Implement Union, of which he had been president. He was also secretary of the [[Flemington, Victoria|Flemington]] branch of the Labor Party from 1911 to 1932, served on the boards of a number of local co-operatives and on the Victorian Public Servants Credit Co-operative board for 35 years. On 18 July 1908, he married Agnes Mary Ryan, with whom he had seven children.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article250183101 |title=TOPICAL |newspaper=[[Labor Call]] |volume=XX, |issue=996 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 December 1925 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article249993607 |title=COMPLIMENTARY SOCIAL |newspaper=[[Labor Call]] |volume=XXVI, |issue=1337 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=4 August 1932 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=adv>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171907414 |title=GENERAL INTEREST |newspaper=[[Advocate]] |volume=LXVIII, |issue=4267 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=30 May 1935 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145717213 |title=SOME LABOR NOTES. |newspaper=[[The Worker]] |volume=20, |issue=39 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=28 September 1911 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=vic>{{cite web |
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Holland was born in [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]] to police officer Thomas Holland and Johanna Quigley. He worked as a fitter and postal mechanic and, on 18 July 1908, married Agnes Mary Ryan, with whom he had seven children. |
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In 1925, he was elected to the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]] member for [[Electoral district of Flemington|Flemington]]. He was also president and secretary of the local branch of the Labor Party, served on the state executive, and was president of the Victorian Labor Party from 1935 to 1936. In September 1943, he briefly served as Minister of Public Works. In 1945, the electorate of Flemington was abolished, and he moved to the [[Electoral district of Footscray|Footscray]] electorate, but returned to Flemington when it was re-created in 1955. He died at [[Kensington, Victoria|Kensington]] later that year and was succeeded by his son [[Kevin Holland (Australian politician)|Kevin]].<ref name=vic>{{cite web |
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In 1925, he was elected to the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]] member for [[Electoral district of Flemington|Flemington]]. During his time in parliament, he appeared on radio on [[3KZ]]'s "Labor Hour" from 1931 to 1946, was state president of the Labor Party from 1935 to 1936, and served concurrently as a [[City of Melbourne]] councillor alongside his parliamentary role from 1943.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206347008 |title=CITY COUNCIL SEAT |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=27,554 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=12 August 1943 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=adv /><ref name=vic /> In September 1943, he was Minister for Public Works in [[John Cain (34th Premier of Victoria)|John Cain]]'s five-day Labor government. In 1945, the electorate of Flemington was abolished, and he moved to the [[Electoral district of Footscray|Footscray]] electorate, but returned to Flemington when it was re-created in 1955.<ref name=vic /> |
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He died at [[Kensington, Victoria|Kensington]] on [[Christmas Day]] 1955 and was buried at [[Melbourne General Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71789151 |title=Three were remembered |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=30 December 1955 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name=vic /> His son [[Kevin Holland (Australian politician)|Kevin]] won the [[1956 Flemington state by-election|resulting by-election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72536949 |title=LABOR WINS EASILY IN FLEMINGTON |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=20 February 1956 |accessdate=26 December 2022 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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J. J. Holland Park in [[Kensington, Victoria|Kensington]] is named for him.<ref name=flem /> |
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Revision as of 22:48, 25 December 2022
John Joseph "Jack" Holland (3 September 1877 – 25 December 1955) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1955, representing the electorates of Flemington (1925-1945), Footscray (1945-1955) and Flemington again (1955).
Holland was born in Carlton to police officer Thomas Holland and Johanna Quigley. He worked as a fitter and then as an electrical engineer for the Postmaster-General's Department. He was a life member of both the Australian Postal Electricians Union, serving as its secretary and president at various times, as well as as its delegate to the Melbourne Trades Hall Council and the Victorian Agricultural Implement Union, of which he had been president. He was also secretary of the Flemington branch of the Labor Party from 1911 to 1932, served on the boards of a number of local co-operatives and on the Victorian Public Servants Credit Co-operative board for 35 years. On 18 July 1908, he married Agnes Mary Ryan, with whom he had seven children.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In 1925, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Flemington. During his time in parliament, he appeared on radio on 3KZ's "Labor Hour" from 1931 to 1946, was state president of the Labor Party from 1935 to 1936, and served concurrently as a City of Melbourne councillor alongside his parliamentary role from 1943.[7][3][5] In September 1943, he was Minister for Public Works in John Cain's five-day Labor government. In 1945, the electorate of Flemington was abolished, and he moved to the Footscray electorate, but returned to Flemington when it was re-created in 1955.[5]
He died at Kensington on Christmas Day 1955 and was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.[8][5] His son Kevin won the resulting by-election.[9]
J. J. Holland Park in Kensington is named for him.[6]
References
- ^ "TOPICAL". Labor Call. Vol. XX, , no. 996. Victoria, Australia. 3 December 1925. p. 7. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "COMPLIMENTARY SOCIAL". Labor Call. Vol. XXVI, , no. 1337. Victoria, Australia. 4 August 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b "GENERAL INTEREST". Advocate. Vol. LXVIII, , no. 4267. Victoria, Australia. 30 May 1935. p. 16. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "SOME LABOR NOTES". The Worker. Vol. 20, , no. 39. New South Wales, Australia. 28 September 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b c d Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Holland, John Joseph". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b "JJ Holland". Flemington Association. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "CITY COUNCIL SEAT". The Age. No. 27, 554. Victoria, Australia. 12 August 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Three were remembered". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 30 December 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LABOR WINS EASILY IN FLEMINGTON". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 20 February 1956. p. 6. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.