Patrick Grace (politician)
Patrick Grace | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
| In office 1952–1964 | |
| Preceded by | John Ferguson |
| Secretary of the Yanco branch of the Australian Labor Party | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Raphael Grace October 31, 1900 Corowa, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 January 1975 (aged 74) Yanco, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor (until 1959) Independent Labor Group (from 1959) |
| Spouse |
Eileen Clayton (m. 1930) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
|
| Education | Yanco Public School |
Patrick Raphael Grace (31 October 1900 – 6 January 1975) was an Australian politician.
Early life
Born in Corowa to farmer John Grace and Jane Elizabeth Maher, he was educated at Yanco Public School and worked on his father's farm as a roadmaker, opening as a stock and station agent in 1920.
Career
He was secretary of the Yanco branch of the Labor Party, and also entered a partnership with a butchery.
In 1952 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council to replace John Ferguson who had resigned to take up a role as Chairman of the New South Wales Milk Board.
In 1959 he was expelled from the party for opposing the bill to abolish the Legislative Council; he was subsequently a member of the Independent Labor Group. Grace left the Council in 1964.[1]
Personal life
Grace married Eileen Clayton on the 15 October 1930. The two had three children, two daughters and one son.
Grace was a Roman Catholic.
Later life and death
Grace died in 1975 in Yanco. His funeral was held at Leeton Cemetery from St Patrick's Roman Catholic church in Yanco.
References
- ^ "Mr Patrick Raphael Grace". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.