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Pat Kennelly | |
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.jpg) Kennelly in 1947 | |
| Senator for Victoria | |
| In office 1 July 1953 – 30 June 1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1900 |
| Died | 12 December 1981 (aged 81) Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Clerk |
Patrick John Kennelly AO (3 June 1900 – 12 December 1981) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a clerk in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) office in Melbourne.
He was an organiser of the Victorian ALP 1930–1946, Secretary 1946–1950 and Federal Secretary of the ALP 1946–1954.[1]
In 1938, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne West. He was an honorary minister in 1943, Commissioner of Public Works 1945–1947, and Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings 1945–1947.[2]
He left the Council in 1952, and in 1953 was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He held the seat until his retirement in 1971.[3] Kennelly died in 1981.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Love, Peter (2007). "Kennelly, Patrick John (Pat) (1900–1981)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Patrick John Kennelly". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ Babbage, Despina. "KENNELLY, Patrick John (1900–1981) Senator for Victoria, 1953–71". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
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