Patrick Lynch | |
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| President of the Senate | |
| In office 31 August 1932 – 30 June 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Kingsmill |
| Succeeded by | John Hayes |
| Minister for Works and Railways | |
| In office 14 November 1916 – 17 February 1917 | |
| Prime Minister | Billy Hughes |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | William Watt |
| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1907 – 30 June 1938 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1867 Skearke, County Meath, Ireland |
| Died | 15 January 1944 (aged 76) Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor (to 1917) Nationalist (1917–31) UAP (from 1931) |
| Spouses | Annie Cleary (m. 1901–1931)Mary Brown (m. 1933) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Patrick Joseph Lynch (24 May 1867 – 15 January 1944) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1907 to 1938. He was President of the Senate from 1932 to 1938. He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), but after the party split of 1916 joined the Nationalist Party and later the United Australia Party (UAP).