Patrick O'Brien (1817 – 12 April 1887) was a wine and spirit merchant and politician in colonial

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, a member of the

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and later, the inaugural

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Early life

O'Brien was born in Shanna-golden, Limerick, Ireland.

Colonial Australia

O'Brien arrived in

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in 1838 and

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in 1840. 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. 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. O'Brien died in London, England, he married twice.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Patrick 1817 births 1887 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Irish emigrants to colonial Australia 19th-century Australian politicians