Patrick Kerwin

Patrick James Kerwin (26 July 1873 – 2 September 1950) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography Kerwin was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Patrick Kerwin and his wife Catherine (née O'Rourke). He completed medical studies in Scotland and served as a ship's doctor before arriving in Northern Queensland in 1903. He then served with the Royal Army Medical Corps before becoming a practicing physician, first at Port Douglas for five years, then at Cairns for eleven years, then finally settling in Brisbane.

Public career Representing the CPNP, Kerwin won the seat of Merthyr in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1929, defeating the sitting member, Peter McLachlan of the Labor Party. He served one term before being defeated three years later by Labor's James Keogh.