Background
He was born at Killaloe, County Clare to bootmaker Patrick Minahan and Mary, née Murphy.
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Patrick Minahan
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He arrived in New South Wales around 1883 and by 1888 had established a boot manufacturing business. In 1913 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Belmore, but he lost preselection in 1917. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, he was elected as one of the members for Sydney.
Defeated in 1925, he returned some months later after to fill the vacancy caused by John Birt"s death.
He was expelled from the Labor Party in 1927 and stood as an Independent Labor candidate, but was defeated. Minahan was later appointed a Knight of Saint Sylvester by the Pope.
He died at Lewisham in 1933.
Membership
He became involved in the Australian Labor Party and was a member of the central executive from 1907 to 1913, serving as vice-president in 1909 and president in 1910.
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Political Party
Australian Labor Party