Personal profile
Born
15 September 1879, Stanley, Tasmania
Education
- Stanley state school, Tasmania (1891-97)
- Hobart Teacher Training College (1907)
Employment
- teacher
- politician
Memberships
- Roman Catholic Church
- Hobart United Irish League
Marriage
28 April 1915, Wynyard, Tasmania
Children
- Desmond (1916)
- Sheila (1918)
- Enid (1919)
- Kathleen (1920)
- Moira (1922)
- Kevin (1923)
- Garnet (1924)
- Brendan (1926)
- Barry (1927)
- Rosemary (1929)
- Peter (1931)
- Janice (1933)
Died
7 April 1939, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Buried
Devonport, Tasmania; re-interred to Mersey Vale Memorial Park in 1969
Honours
- Privy Councillor (1932)
- Companion of Honour (CH; 1936)
Partner
Name
Enid Muriel Lyons
Previous name
Enid Muriel Burnell
Born
9 July 1897, Duck River (Smithton), Tasmania
Memberships
- Methodist Church (1897-1915)
- Roman Catholic Church (1915-81)
- Australian Labor Party
- Victoria League (1913-81)
- United Australia Party (1931-44)
- Australian Women’s National League
- House of Representatives (Darwin) (1943-51)
- Liberal Party (1944-81)
- Housewives Association
- Country Women’s League
Died
2 September 1981, Ulverstone, Tasmania
Buried
Devonport, Tasmania; re-interred to Mersey Vale Memorial Park in 1981
Honours
- Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (DBE; 1937)
- Honorary Fellow, Australian College of Nursing
- Dame of the Order of Australia (AD; 1980)
Political profile
Term as Prime Minister
6 January 1932 to 7 April 1939
Terms as Member of Parliament
- Tasmanian Legislative Assembly:
- 1909-1928 (Wilmot)
- Premier from October 1923 to June 1928
- House of Representatives:
- 20 November 1929 to 7 April 1939 (Wilmot)
Portfolios
- Postmaster-General: 22 October 1929 to 4 February 1931
- Works and Railways: 22 October 1929 to 4 February 1931
- Treasurer: 6 January 1932 to 3 October 1935
- Commerce: 3 to 13 October 1932
- Repatriation: 8 November 1935 to 6 February 1936
- Health: 8 November 1935 to 26 February 1936
- Defence: 20 to 29 November 1937
Political memberships
- Workers Political League and Australian Labor Party (1907 to March 1931)
- United Australia Party (1931-39)
- federal parliamentary leader (March 1931 to April 1939)
Died in office
