Daniel Egan

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]

Daniel Egan
9th Mayor of Sydney
In office 1853–1853
Preceded by	William Edward Thurlow
Succeeded by	George Thorton
Personal details
Born	c. 1803 (1803) Windsor, New South Wales
Died	16 October 1870(1870-10-16) (aged 66–67) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian

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. "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. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. 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. 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. 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.

External links

• Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877, State Library of Queensland- includes digitised letters written by Egan to the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by Atkinson Tighe	Postmaster-General of New South Wales 1868 – 1870	Succeeded by Joseph Docker
New South Wales Legislative Council
Preceded by Arthur 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 by Alexander Hamilton
New district	Member for Eden 1859 – 1869	Succeeded by Henry Clarke
Preceded by William Grahame	Member for Member for Monaro Jan – Oct 1870	Succeeded by James Hart
Civic offices
Preceded by William Edward Thurlow	Mayor of Sydney 1853	Succeeded by George Thornton