Researching Jim Sheehan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 734 people with the Sheehan surname? In that year Sheehan was ranked number 2846 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Sheehan and the Sheehan Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 4318 people with the Sheehan surname in the UK? Sheehan is now ranked number 1355 for popularity in the UK. |
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Jim Sheehan
James Michael Sheehan (24 July 1885 – 10 April 1967) was an Australian politician. Born in Castlemaine, Victoria, he received a primary education before becoming a railway worker. He was an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union and President of the Victorian Trades Hall Council, as well as being an active member of the Victorian Labor Party. On 12 July 1938, he was appointed to the Australian Senate for Victoria to fill a casual vacancy caused by the death of Labor Senator John Barnes. Defeated in an attempt to be elected in his own right in 1940, he was successful in 1943, taking his place in 1944. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1961, taking effect in 1962. Sheehan died in 1967.
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Other names that sound a bit like Sheehan
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