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William Pidgeon Ald EC O'Dea, The Right Hon The Lord Mayor of Sydney

oil on canvas

102 x 76 cm

Image courtesy Peter Pidgeon

The subject of this portrait by William Pidgeon is Ernest Charles O’Dea (1889-1976), who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 23 April 1943 until his retirement on 22 April 1967 and Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1949 to 1952.