Patrick Grace

Patrick Raphael Grace (31 October 1900 – 6 January 1975) was an Australian politician.

Early life Born in Corowa to farmer John Grace and Jane Elizabeth Maher, he was educated at Yanco Public School and worked on his father's farm as a roadmaker, opening as a stock and station agent in 1920.

Career He was secretary of the Yanco branch of the Labor Party, and also entered a partnership with a butchery.

In 1952 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council to replace John Ferguson who had resigned to take up a role as Chairman of the New South Wales Milk Board.

In 1959 he was expelled from the party for opposing the bill to abolish the Legislative Council; he was subsequently a member of the Independent Labor Group. Grace left the Council in 1964.

Personal life Grace married Eileen Clayton on 15 October 1930. The two had three children, two daughters and one son.

Grace was a Roman Catholic.

Later life and death Grace died in 1975 in Yanco. His funeral was held at Leeton Cemetery from St Patrick's Roman Catholic church in Yanco.