Federation's man of letters : Patrick McMahon Glynn / Anne Henderson.

Redland Bay, Qld. : Connor Court Publishing, 2019.

1st edition

89945

Glynn, P. McM. -- (Patrick McMahon), -- 1855-1931.

Politicians -- Australia -- Biography.

Legislators -- Australia -- Biography.

Lawyers -- Australia -- Biography.

Constitutional history -- Australia.

Federal government -- Australia -- History.

Australia -- Politics and government -- History.

Foreword

Introduction

The Gerald Glynn O'Collins Oration: Federation's man of letters

Responding to Anne Henderson

1. The biographer's tracks

2. Lawyer, Catholic and liberal conservative

3. Personality and prejudice: Glynn and Isaacs compared

4. Anglican elites

5. Now and then.

Patrick McMahon Glynn was not the typical nineteenth century Irish immigrant. Erudite and principled, this committed Catholic's contribution to Australian society as a lawyer and parliamentarian has long deserved to be better known. Anne Henderson's compelling and scholarly Federation's Man of Letters ably fills this gap. -- MARGARET BEAZLEY AO QC. This insightful portrait of one of the founders of our Federation shows him in his political, social, and religious context. An immigrant Irish lawyer, who settled in South Australia, P. M. Glynn took up issues (such as Murray River water rights) which have never lost their relevance. Eulogised by Prime Minister Scullin as "a great scholar and a cultured and eloquent speaker", he is a worthy subject for Anne Henderson's impressive and informative essay. -- MURRAY GLEESON AC QC. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-151) and index.

Patrick McMahon Glynn

9781925826487

xxi, 156 p. ; 21 cm