Francis Edward O'Flynn
New Zealand politician
About Francis Edward O'Flynn
Lived 1872 – 1942 (aged 69). Francis Edward O'Flynn was a New Zealand.
Francis Edward O'Flynn (24 July 1872 – 18 June 1942) was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 22 September 1937 to 18 June 1942, when he died aged 69. He was appointed by the Labour Government.
He was born in Greymouth, and was a schoolteacher. He was headmaster of Runanga School, and as a civil servant could not engage in politics. He wrote pamphlets for first the Socialist Party and then the Labour Party under the pseudonym of Ballot Box. In 1912 he co-authored a pamphlet about the Waihi miners' strike The Tragic Story of the Waihi Strike with Harry Holland and Robert Samuel Ross.
He married Margaret Helen Valentine Duncan in 1915. Their son Frank O'Flynn was a lawyer and Labour Member of Parliament.
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Who was Francis Edward O'Flynn?
New Zealand politician (1872–1942)
When was Francis Edward O'Flynn born?
Francis Edward O'Flynn was born on 24 July 1872.
When did Francis Edward O'Flynn die?
Francis Edward O'Flynn died on 18 June 1942.
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Francis Edward O'Flynn was New Zealand.
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