Paddy Stokes

For the Grimsby Town player, see Paddy Stokes (footballer).

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Paddy Stokes
Stokes in 1925
54th Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 January 1925 – 31 December 1926
Preceded byDavid Gilpin
Succeeded byJohn Mostyn
Councillor of the City of Sydney
for Phillip Ward
In office
1934 – 6 April 1945
Personal details
Born(1884-08-15)15 August 1884
Sydney
Died6 April 1945(1945-04-06) (aged 60)
Lewisham
Political partyLabor Party

Patrick Vincent "Paddy" Stokes (15 August 1884 – 6 April 1945) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Braidwood to farmer Patrick Stokes and Bridget, née Daly. He was educated locally before becoming an engine driver, qualifying in 1908. In that year he was also secretary of the Braidwood branch of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association.[1] He served on Sydney City Council from 1918 to 1927 and from 1934 to 1945, with a period from 1925 to 1926 as Lord Mayor.[2] In 1925 he was elected as one of the Labor members for Goulburn in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and from May to October 1927 he served as Minister for Agriculture. He was defeated in the 1927 election and became a hotelkeeper, running Foster's Hotel in Sydney from 1929 to 1933, the Family Hotel in Bega from 1934 to 1935, and Victoria Hotel in Canowindra thereafter.[1]

He died at a private hospital in Lewisham on 6 April 1945(1945-04-06) (aged 60). His funeral was conducted at St Mary's Cathedral and he was later buried at Rookwood Catholic Cemetery on 7 April 1945.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr (Paddy) Patrick Vincent Stokes (1884–1945)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Patrick Vincent Stokes". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ald. P V Stokes dead". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 April 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 27 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Former Lord Mayor of Sydney dies". The Daily Telegraph. 7 April 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 15 October 2019 – via Trove.

 

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Agriculture
May – Oct 1927 		Succeeded by
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Goulburn
1925 – 1927
With: John Perkins / Henry Bate
Jack Tully 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Sydney
1925 – 1926 		Succeeded by


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