Patrick Costello (Victoria), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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(1824-1896) publican, contractor and politician
Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1824
Place of Birth: County Leitrim, Connacht, Ireland
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1896
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Patrick Costello (Victoria)
- Patrick Costello (18 March 1824 – 17 October 1896) was an Australian businessman and politician active in the Colony of Victoria. Costello was born in County Leitrim, Ireland.
- He arrived in Melbourne when he was 17, through an assisted migration scheme.
- Costello made his fortune as a builder and contractor during the gold rush, and built a large home in Carlton.
- He was elected to the Melbourne City Council in 1855.
- Costello ran for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1859 and 1861, standing in the seat of North Melbourne and running on a liberal platform which included support for secular education and opposition to the Masters and Servants Acts.
- He was successful on his second attempt. Costello was sworn into the Legislative Assembly on 31 August 1861, but was expelled two months later on 1 November after being convicted of electoral fraud.
- This was not in relation to his own election, but rather his actions in the Mornington seat, where he organised personation.
- Costello was sentenced to twelve months in prison, but received an early release on 31 March 1862.
- His business interests suffered as a result of his conviction, and he was declared insolvent in 1866.
- He did not become solvent again until 1891, but in the same year was elected to the North Melbourne Town Council; he served as mayor from 1892 to 1893. Costello died in 1896, aged 72.
- He married Catherine Donovan in 1847, and had three children, but was widowed in 1866.
- His descendants include Peter and Tim Costello, both great-great-grandchildren.
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