Paddy Whyte Explained

Paddy Whyte
Constituency Am1:Mackenzie
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:29 Apr 1950
Term End1:19 May 1956
Predecessor1:New seat
Successor1:Neville Hewitt
Birth Date:14 October 1894
Birth Place:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Nudgee Cemetery
Birthname:Patrick James Whyte
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor
Spouse:Alice May Donnelly (m.1932 d.1965)
Occupation:Engine driver

Patrick James "Paddy" Whyte (14 October 1894 – 16 October 1977) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Whyte was born in Mount Morgan, Queensland, the son of Andrew Patrick Whyte and his wife Mary (née O'Sullivan).[1] He was educated at Mount Perry State School and Mount Morgan Convent School and by 1920 he was an engine driver, working out of Emerald. Later he was an employee at the Queensland Institute of Technology.[1]

On 14 May 1932 he married Alice May Donnelly (died 1965)[2] and together had one son (Patrick who died in May 1967) and one daughter Kath. Whyte died in Brisbane in 1977[1] and was buried in the Nudgee Cemetery.[3]

Public career

Whyte entered state politics as the member for the new seat of Mackenzie at the 1950 Queensland state election He held it for six years before being defeated by the Country Party's Neville Hewitt in 1956. He was also a councilor on the Emerald Shire Council.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 9 April 2016.
  2. https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research
  3. http://vmsos.catholic.net.au:8008/mapguide/nudgee/public/?s=09BCB110171BB75BFF0A7A4A05C3734C819F52F8 Welcome to the Nudgee Cemetery Mapping Interface