Daniel Egan
9th Mayor of Sydney
In office
1853–1853
Preceded byWilliam Edward Thurlow
Succeeded byGeorge Thorton
Personal details
Bornc. 1803 (1803)
Windsor, New South Wales
Died16 October 1870(1870-10-16) (aged 66–67)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian

Daniel Egan (c. 1803 – 16 October 1870) was an Australian politician who served as Mayor of Sydney in 1853. He was also a member of the New South Wales Parliament.[1]

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.[2] He became an alderman of the Sydney City Council on its creation in 1842, resigning due to his bankruptcy. He returned as an alderman in 1846, rising to mayor in 1853.[3][4] 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 Monara in 1858. He was defeated for Monara at the 1859 election,[5] but had been elected for the adjoining district of Eden which he held until 1869.[6] He was defeated for Eden in December 1869,[6] but won the election for Monara in January 1870.[5] From 27 October 1868 until his death he was the Postmaster-General of New South Wales in the second Robertson and fifth Cowper ministries.[1]

Egan died on 16 October 1870(1870-10-16) (aged 66–67) at his home in the Sydney harbourside suburb of Watsons Bay.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mr Daniel Egan (1803–1870)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ Walsh, G P (1972). "Egan, Daniel (1803–1870)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 4. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Daniel Egan". Sydney's Aldermen. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Daniel Egan". Dictionary of Sydney. City of Sydney. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Monaro". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Eden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Egan, Hon. Daniel" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

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Parliament of New South Wales Political offices Preceded byAtkinson Tighe Postmaster-General of New South Wales 1868 – 1870 Succeeded byJoseph Docker New South Wales Legislative Council Preceded byArthur Jeffreys Member for Pastoral District of Maneroo 1854 – 1856 Council replaced New South Wales Legislative Assembly New parliament Member for Maneroo / Monara 1856 – 1859 Succeeded byAlexander Hamilton New district Member for Eden 1859 – 1869 Succeeded byHenry Clarke Preceded byWilliam Grahame Member for Member for Monaro Jan – Oct 1870 Succeeded byJames Hart Civic offices Preceded byWilliam Edward Thurlow Mayor of Sydney 1853 Succeeded byGeorge Thornton
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