Patrick O'Brien (1817 – 12 April 1887) was a wine and spirit merchant and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
Early life edit
O'Brien was born in Shanna-golden, Limerick, Ireland.[1]
Colonial Australia edit
O'Brien arrived in New South Wales in 1838 and Port Phillip District in 1840.[1] In August 1853 he was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Kilmore, Kyneton and Seymour, a seat he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] O'Brien was elected to the seat of South Bourke in the first Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 1856, a seat he held until August 1859 when he lost his bid to be re-elected.[1]
O'Brien died in London, England, he married twice.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Patrick O'Brien". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.