Patrick Quinn (Australian politician)
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Patrick Edward Quinn was an Australian politician.
Born in Darlinghurst
to postal officer Edward Quinn and Catherine McCarty, he attended Marist Brothers School and Fort Street Public School in Sydney
. He began studying law but instead chose journalism as a career and edited a newspaper at Narrabri
. He married Julia Bourke in 1888, with whom he had one daughter. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
as the Protectionist
member for Sydney-Bligh
, serving until 1904; he was subsequently Deputy Trade Commissioner for New South Wales in the United States
from 1912 to 1917. Quinn died at Manly
in 1926.
Born in Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Darlinghurst is an inner-city, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Darlinghurst is located immediately east of the Sydney central business district and Hyde Park, within the local government area of the City of Sydney...
to postal officer Edward Quinn and Catherine McCarty, he attended Marist Brothers School and Fort Street Public School in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He began studying law but instead chose journalism as a career and edited a newspaper at Narrabri
Narrabri, New South Wales
Narrabri is a town and seat of Narrabri Shire Council Local Government Area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia. Narrabri is situated on the Namoi River and lies northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highway...
. He married Julia Bourke in 1888, with whom he had one daughter. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
as the Protectionist
Protectionist Party
The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...
member for Sydney-Bligh
Electoral district of Sydney-Bligh
Sydney-Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, in central Sydney, created in 1894, with the abolition of the multi-member district of East Sydney and named after naval officer and colonial administrator William Bligh...
, serving until 1904; he was subsequently Deputy Trade Commissioner for New South Wales in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from 1912 to 1917. Quinn died at Manly
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region.-History:Manly was named...
in 1926.