caption predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp death_date nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
electoral by-election table and supporters for conelan at the 1939 frank baker australian doug berry wadmaninga , south australia griffith 28 february 1983 australian australian labor party 23 december 1895 20 may 1939 statelibqld 1 103086 elections in brisbane , 1939.jpg william conelan
 10 december 1949 william conelan draper
william conelan

william patrick conelan -lrb- 23 december 1895 -- 28 february 1983 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born in wadmaninga , south australia , he received a primary education before becoming a tailor 's cutter and draper .
he was involved in local politics as a member of brisbane city council , having moved from south australia to queensland .
at the 1939 by-election , he was elected to the australian house of representatives as the labor member for griffith .
he held the seat until his defeat in 1949 .
conelan died in 1983 .
