Patrick McGirr

Patrick Michael McGirr (25 December 1874 – 13 April 1957) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Parkes to farmer John Patrick McGirr and Mary O'Sullivan. Educated at St Joseph's convent, he left school at a young age to work in shearing sheds, funding the education of his brothers, James and Greg. He became a successful businessman, dealing in cattle and owning property in the Forbes area. In 1917 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Macquarie. He was narrowly defeated in 1920 running for the multi-member seat of Murrumbidgee, but in 1921 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council, in which he served until 1955. He remained an active farmer until 1950, when he retired to Bellevue Hill. He died there in 1957.^[1]

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