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About 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, and was educated at St.
- Joseph's Convent.
- He left school at a young age to work in shearing sheds, funding the education of his brothers and future parliamentarians, James and Greg; he also became an active member of the Australian Workers' Union.
- He later became a successful businessman, dealing in cattle and owning a number of pastoral estates in the Forbes area, including at various times the Grawlin, Ralrida and Bundaburra estates, while also acquiring substantial property and business interests in Forbes township.
- He was an alderman of the Municipality of Parkes until 1917, a member of the Parkes Land Board from 1913 until 1917, and the vice-president of the Parkes branch of the Political Labor League.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 his retirement in 1955.
- Despite serving in the Legislative Council for 34 years, he remained a lifelong supporter of its abolition.
- He remained an active farmer until 1950, when he retired to Bellevue Hill.
- He died there in 1957.
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