Education
Born in Tasmania, he was educated in that state at Latrobe, becoming a painter and an official of the Painters" Union.
Born in Tasmania, he was educated in that state at Latrobe, becoming a painter and an official of the Painters" Union.
In 1931 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Denison. He held the seat until his defeat by UAP candidate Arthur Beck in 1940. Mahoney became a public servant and died in 1955.
In 1934, he transferred to federal politics, defeating United Australia Party Member of Parliament Arthur Hutchin for the federal seat of Denison.