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 364 ADELAIDE AND VICINITY Mr. J. W. shannon at the first election under the new District Councils Act. So useful a member was he that, after beinj^" only four years in the Council, he was made Chairman, and held that post for four years in succession. He was an active member of the Council, and did valuable work for the district. He has been prominently a.ssociated with the local institute committee for eight years, and has been Vice-president of it since 1894, He is a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity. Thus, as well as through his business engagements, he became respected and popular in the district. In April, 1896, and again in 1899, the electors of Yorke Peninsula returned him to the House of Assembly as their senior member. In the sessions of Parliament which have followed, Mr. Shannon has demonstrated his political ability. His experience has taught him that the paramount industries of the Province demand the careful attention and devotion of those who study and strive for her best interests. Of the proposed amalgamation of the municipal and district councils, Mr. Shannon was an earnest advocate^ and his reputation in Yorke Peninsula would seem to be absolutely assured. Mr. P. McM. Glynn, B.A., LL.B., M.P. GORT, County Galway, Ireland, was the birthplace of Mr. Patrick McMahon Glynn, on August 25, 1855. After completing his elementary instruction, Mr. Glynn proceeded to Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied Arts and Law. He went through the several curricula of the Eaculties with distinction, and attained honors in Logic and a certificate for Oratory in the Historical Society. Having taken the Arts and Law degrees, on the completion of his legal studies Mr. Glynn, in April, 1879, was called to the Iri.sh Bar. In that year he won the Silver Medal for Oratory in the Law Students' Debating Society of Ireland. Seeking a more open sphere for the exercise of his profession, Mr. Glynn came to Australia towards the close of 1880, and he was admitted to the Victorian Bar in December of the same year. Shortly, however, after establishing him.self in that Colony, he saw a wider and better opening for his professional vocation in South Australia, and in July, 1882, came to Kapunda. F"or several years he practi.sed his profession successfully in that town ; employing his leisure in lecturing on political topics, and writing leading articles for the Kapunda Herald. In 1887 Mr. Glynn stood as a parliamentary candidate for the District of Light, and was elected. But, at the following election, he was defeated by only 36 votes. In 1895, he was returned for the District of North Adelaide, a success that was not repeated at the next election. At a bye-election in 1897, Mr. Glynn was once more returned as member of the Hou.se of Assembly for North Adelaide ; and since that event he has always been in the forefront of debaters in that Chamber. Mr. Glynn has served on several Royal Commissions, and has written many political pamphlets. Vox several years Mr. Glynn has been President of the Irish National League in South Australia; and he is a public lecturer of established reputation. He is also one of the best amateur riders in the Province, and has been a prominent member of the Adelaide Hunt Club for a long time past. An ardent advocate of Australian federation, at the election of delegates to the Eederal Convention of 1897, Mr. Glynn was chosen as one of the ten representatives of the Province.