Jim Garrigan

James Joseph Garrigan (26 May 1905 – 5 April 1971) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1954 until his death, representing South-East Province.

The Honourable Jim Garrigan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 22 May 1954 – 5 April 1971
Preceded by	John Cunningham
Succeeded by	Ron Leeson
Constituency	South-East Province
Personal details
Born	(1905-05-26)26 May 1905 West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	5 April 1971(1971-04-05) (aged 65) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor

Garrigan was born in Perth to Mary Henrietta (née Anderson) and Timothy Garrigan. After leaving school, he lived in New South Wales for a period, working variously as a farmer, horse breaker, shearer, and station overseer. Garrigan moved to Kalgoorlie-Boulder in 1929 to work on the mines, and eventually became an underground supervisor. He served on the executive and management committee of the Australian Workers' Union's mining division.^[1]

From 1946 to 1950, Garrigan served on the Boulder Municipal Council. He was elected to parliament at the 1954 Legislative Council election, defeating John Cunningham of the Liberal Party. Garrigan was re-elected in 1960 and in 1965, but did not contest the 1971 election. He died in office just over a month before his final term would have ended. He had married Gweneth Huxtable in 1935, with whom he had one son.^[1]

References

1. James Joseph Garrigan – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2016.