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Patrick James Kerwin (26 July 1873 – 2 September 1950) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Dr. Patrick Kerwin | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Merthyr | |
In office 11 May 1929 – 11 June 1932 | |
Preceded by | Peter McLachlan |
Succeeded by | James Keogh |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick James Kerwin 26 July 1873 Cork, Ireland |
Died | 2 September 1950 77) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged
Resting place | Nudgee Cemetery |
Nationality | Irish Australian |
Political party | CPNP |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Walsh (m.1903 d.1943) |
Occupation | Doctor |
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]
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]
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