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Patrick Kerwin (politician)

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Dr. Patrick Kerwin
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Merthyr
In office
11 May 1929 – 11 June 1932
Preceded byPeter McLachlan
Succeeded byJames Keogh
Personal details
Born
Patrick James Kerwin

(1873-07-26)26 July 1873
Cork, Ireland
Died2 September 1950(1950-09-02) (aged 77)
South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeNudgee Cemetery
NationalityIrish Australian
Political partyCPNP
SpouseMary Elizabeth Walsh (m.1903 d.1943)
OccupationDoctor

Patrick James Kerwin (26 July 1873 – 2 September 1950) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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Kerwin was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Patrick Kerwin and his wife Catherine (née O'Rourke). He completed medical studies in Scotland and served as a ship's doctor before arriving in Northern Queensland in 1903. He then served with the Royal Army Medical Corps before becoming a practicing physician, first at Port Douglas for five years, then at Cairns for eleven years, then finally settling in Brisbane.[1]

On 7 October 1903 Kerwin married Mary Elizabeth Walsh and together they had one daughter. He died in September 1950[1] and his funeral proceeded from the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, New Farm to the Nudgee Cemetery.[2]

Public career

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Representing the CPNP, Kerwin won the seat of Merthyr in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1929, defeating the sitting member, Peter McLachlan of the Labor Party.[3] He served one term before being defeated three years later by Labor's James Keogh.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-mail. No. 4297. Queensland, Australia. 4 September 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "POLLING SUMMARY". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 243. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 10 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Merthyr
1929–1932
Succeeded by