Joseph P. Cullen

Joseph Francis Cullen (1 February 1849 – 31 March 1917) was an Australian journalist and politician, serving as a Member of Parliament in New South Wales and Western Australia. Born in Jamberoo, New South Wales around 1849, Joseph Cullen was the son of farmer John Cullen and Rebecca Clinton. His brother William was also a member of the New South Wales parliament and became Chief Justice of New South Wales. Joseph Cullen was educated at state schools before attending Camden College in Sydney. On 18 April 1878 he married Annie Butler, with whom he had one son and two daughters. Cullen became congregational minister for Windsor, North Sydney, North Willoughby and Watsons Bay. He resigned in 1886, and shortly afterwards purchased and edited a North Sydney newspaper.