Joseph Hannan

Joseph Francis Hannan ( – 14 March 1943) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served terms in the House of Representatives (1913–1917), Victorian Legislative Assembly (1918–1919), and as a Senator for Victoria (1924–1925). He was federal president of the ALP from 1924 to 1927 and was a senior officeholder in the Melbourne Trades Hall Council.

Early life Hannan was born around 1875, probably in Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Jane (née Hay) and James Hannan, who were originally from Scotland. He and his family immigrated to Australia around 1888.

Union movement Hannan was secretary of the Iron Foundries Employees' Union and was associated with various other unions including the Fuel and Fodder Trades Union, the Marine Stewards' and Pantrymen's Association, the Coopers' Trades Union, and the Cycle Trades' Union. He was federal president of the ALP from 1924 to 1928.

In 1924, Hannan was appointed to fill a casual vacancy in the Senate, but was not returned at the 1925 election. He died on 14 March 1943 in Black Rock, Victoria,