Edward Mulcahy (Australian politician)

Edward Mulcahy
Senator for Tasmania
In office 1 January 1904 – 10 May 1910
In office 15 January 1919 – 30 June 1920
Preceded by	James Long
Personal details
Born	(1850-03-28)28 March 1850 County Limerick, Ireland
Died	23 October 1927(1927-10-23) (aged 77)
Political party	Protectionist (1904–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–19)

Edward Mulcahy (28 March 1850 – 23 October 1927) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in County Limerick, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated in Tasmania. He became an apprentice compositor and established a soft goods business in Hobart. In 1891 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for West Hobart, serving until 1903, including a period from 1899-1903 when he was Minister for Lands and Works and Minister for Mines. In 1904, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Protectionist Senator for Tasmania. Defeated as a Liberal in 1910, he returned to the House of Assembly as the member for Wilmot, serving as Minister for Lands and Works, Minister for Mines and Minister for Railways 1912-1914. In 1919, he left the Assembly and was appointed to the Senate as a Nationalist, filling the vacancy caused by Labor Senator James Long's resignation. He retired in 1919.^[1]

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