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Joseph Reginald (Reg) Lannan (1907–1986)

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Reg Lannan, n.d.

Reg Lannan, n.d.

Joseph Reginald (Reg) Lannan (1907-1986) chairmaker, joiner and trade union official

Birth: 2 March 1907 at Northcote, Victoria, son of native-born parents James Stephen Lannan (1858-1939), farmer, and Emily, née Penglase (1868-1945). Marriage: 28 November 1942 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ivanhoe, Victoria, to Annie Josephine Killeen (1908-1990). They had three sons, one of whom died in infancy. Death: 27 January 1986 in his residence at Elphin Street, Alphington, Melbourne, Victoria. Religion: Catholic. 

  • Member, Committee of Management, Victorian branch, of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASC&J) (Grouper union?) from 1949 to about 1970 including vice-president and president.
  • Delegate to Federal Conference of the ASC&J from 1950 onwards. Federal president of the ASC&J in 1950-1952 and 1965-66, sometime federal treasurer, and federal secretary from 1967 to 1976.
  • Appointed justice of the peace in February 1958.
  • Cause of death: myocardial ischaemia.

Sources
Carpenters and Joiners News, October 1970, December 1982.

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'Lannan, Joseph Reginald (Reg) (1907–1986)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lannan-joseph-reginald-reg-34264/text42988, accessed 9 December 2025.

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Reg Lannan, n.d.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

2 March, 1907
Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

27 January, 1986 (aged 78)
Alphington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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