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Jun 01, 1854 Cork, Munster, Ireland Died on 11 Apr 1912 (aged 57)
Australian politician
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About John Dacey
- John Rowland Dacey (1 June 1854 – 11 April 1912) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
- He moved to Victoria, Australia, with his mother after his father died.
- Eventually orphaned, Dacey moved to Sydney with his wife and began working as a coachmaker.
- He began his involvement in politics with an election to local council then moved to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 24 June 1895 to his death on 11 April 1912, serving as Colonial Treasurer in his final two years.Throughout his parliamentary career, Dacey campaigned for a garden suburb which would provide government-owned, low-cost housing to the working class.
- After his death, the garden suburb of Daceyville was built in Sydney and named in honour of him.
