Cornelius Anthony (Con) Loughnan (1899–1954)
Mr. Cornelius ("Con") Anthony Loughnan, one of Richmond's most colorful public figures, is dead.
Loughnan died after a short illness in St. Vincent's Hospital on Sunday night. He was 55.
Soon after becoming a clerk with the Richmond Council he was elected a councillor, and became Mayor in the early 1930's.
He leaves a wife and three daughters.
His funeral will leave for the Melbourne General Cemetery at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow after a service at Si. Ignatius' Church, Richmond.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- profile, Richmond Guardian (Vic), 11 July 1925, p 2
- gets into a fight with a local, Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne), 19 August 1933, p 3
- photo, Herald (Melbourne), 17 May 1933, p 4
- is appointed a clerk of Richmond Council, Age (Melbourne), 21 March 1934, p 10
- did not apply to be readmitted to ALP, Labor Call (Melbourne), 24 April 1947, p 5
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Citation details
'Loughnan, Cornelius Anthony (Con) (1899–1954)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/loughnan-cornelius-anthony-con-34287/text43017, accessed 14 March 2025.
Con Loughnan, by Karney, 1925
Richmond Guardian (Vic), 11 July 1925, p 2
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1899
Richmond, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
4 July,
1954
(aged ~ 55)
Fitzroy, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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