Dowell O'Reilly
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| Born | 18 July 1865 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 5 November 1923 (aged 58) Leura, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Period | 1884–1920 |
Dowell Philip O'Reilly (18 July 1865 – 5 November 1923) was an Australian poet, short story writer and politician.
Early life
[edit]O'Reilly was born in Sydney to a clergyman father.[1]
Political career
[edit]In 1894 O'Reilly was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Parramatta and sat for four years.[2] In 1910 he again stood for Parramatta, this time as a Labor candidate with the encouragement of Billy Hughes, but was defeated, and shortly afterwards obtained a position in the Sydney land tax branch of the Commonwealth Treasury. In 1913, Hughes asked O'Reilly about the views of his brother-in-law, Albert Piddington, on states' rights. O'Reilly cabled Piddington to clarify this, and as a result of Piddington's reply, "In sympathy with supremacy of Commonwealth powers", Hughes appointed him to the Australian High Court. As a result of opposition to his appointment and his belief that he was compromised by the exchange of cables he resigned without sitting in court.[3][4]
Bibliography
[edit]Poems
[edit]- Australian Poems under pseudonym 'D'. (1884)
- Pedlar's Pack. (1888)
Short stories
[edit]- Tears and Triumph (1913)
- Five Corners. (1920)
Letters
[edit]- Dowell O'Reilly From his Letters. (1927)
Individual poems
[edit]- "Sea-Grief" (1899)
References
[edit]- ↑ Serle, Percival. "O'Reilly, Dowell Philip (1865–1923)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ↑ "Mr Dowell Phillip O'Reilly (1865–1923)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ Sharkey, Michael (1988). "Dowell Philip O'Reilly (1865–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ Roe, Michael (1988). "Albert Bathurst Piddington (1862–1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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- Australian feminist writers
- Australian poets
- Australian male short story writers
- Australian suffragists
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- 1865 births
- 1923 deaths
- People educated at Sydney Grammar School
- People from Parramatta
- Male feminists
- Colony of New South Wales people
- The Australian Worker