Life Summary - John Charles (Jack) Meehan

Meehan, John Charles (Jack) (1865–1930)

	Meehan, John Charles (Jack) (1865–1930)
Born	6 February, 1865 Ballyconnell , Cavan , Ireland
Died	16 February, 1930 (aged 65) Woollahra, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cause of Death	kidney disease
Cultural Heritage	Irish
Religious Influence	Anglican Catholic
Occupation*	shearer (1888-1895) Queensland, Australia trade union official (1888-1894) Queensland, Australia drover (1894-1904) New South Wales, Australia gaoled trade unionist (1894-1894) Queensland, Australia prisoner (1894-1894) Queensland, Australia shearer (1895-1904) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1895-1904) New South Wales, Australia labour politician (1904-1913) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1904-1913) New South Wales, Australia trade union official (1914-1926) Victoria, Australia trade union official (1927-1930) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events*	Shearers' Strike, 1891 (shearers leader) Shearers' Strike, 1894 (shearers leader)
Key Organisations*	Queensland Labourers' Union (organiser, 1888-1892) Queensland Shearers Union (organiser, 1888-1892) Amalgamated Workers' Union (Qld) (organiser, 1892-1894) Australian Workers' Union (NSW) (organiser, 1895-1904)
Political Activism*	ALP (NSW) (member, ?-1930) ALP (NSW) (politician, 1904-1913)
Workplaces*	Parliament of New South Wales (Leg. Assembly - member, 1904-1914) Australian Workers' Union (Vic) (organiser, 1914-1926) Australian Workers' Union (national) (assistant secretary, 1927-1930)

* Dates are approximate