John Galbally

John William "Jack" Galbally, CBE, QC, (2 August 1910 – 8 July 1990) was a lawyer and Labor Party politician.

He graduated from the University of Melbourne with a LLB in 1931, during which time he resided at Newman College, and worked many jobs including car salesman and primary school teacher.

[1] A member of the ALP since 1933, Galbally defeated Likely McBrien in 1949 for a seat in the Victorian Legislative Council for the electorate of Melbourne North.

He introduced a private member's bill to ban live trap bird shooting, carried in 1958, despite it being a sport premier Henry Bolte participated in.

Galbally is credited for starting council committee inquiries into the proposed development at the Royal Botanic Gardens and settlement in the Little Desert.