Paddy Crick | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for West Macquarie | |
| In office 1887–1904 | |
| Preceded by | Fergus Smith |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Blayney | |
| In office 1904–1906 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Withington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Patrick Crick 10 February 1862 Truro, South Australia |
| Died | 23 August 1908 (aged 46) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia |
| Resting place | Waverley Cemetery |
William Patrick Crick (10 February 1862 – 23 August 1908) was an Australian politician, solicitor and newspaper proprietor. He was described by author Cyril Pearl as an irresistible demagogue, who "looked like a prize fighter, dressed like a tramp, talked like a bullocky, and to complete the pattern of popular virtues, owned champion horses which he backed heavily and recklessly."[1] William Willis, a political collaborator, described him as a "conservative dressed in the garments of democracy [with an] unbridled ambition and craving for public notice" [2]
- ^ Pearl, Cyril (1958). Wild Men of Sydney. London, UK: W.H. Allen. p. 39. ISBN 0-207-13539-8.
- ^ William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889–1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, p. 330.