Robert Patten

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Robert Patten (1859 – 17 September 1935) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in London, he migrated to Australia as a youth, and from 1883 was a teacher in rural New South Wales. In 1896 he became a farmer with a property near Wellington, and was President of the Farmers and Settlers Association from 1908-13. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1908-10. In 1913, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party, defeating former New South Wales Premier William Lyne, running as an independent, for the seat of Hume. He held the seat until he retired in 1917. He returned to England and died in 1935.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by William Lyne	Member for Hume 1913 – 1917	Succeeded by Franc Falkiner

Persondata
NAME	Patten, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	17 September 1935
PLACE OF DEATH	England