Patrick Phelan (businessman)

Patrick Phelan (1 November 1815 – 31 October 1898) was a farmer, banker and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Born in Raheen, Queen's County, Ireland, Phelan was the son of Patrick Phelan, and his wife Bridget, née Delaney.^[1] In November 1856, Phelan was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for West Bourke,^[1] a position he held until January 1860, his election in 1859 having been declared void.^[1]

Phelan was a director of the Colonial Bank of Australia from 1856 to c.1858.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Patrick Phelan". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
New district	Member for West Bourke November 1856 – January 1860 With: Robert McDougall 1856–57 Joseph Wilkie 1857–59 Henry Amsinck 1859–60 Mark Last King 1859–60	Succeeded by John Carre Riddell

[parl-1] "Patrick Phelan". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

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