Patrick Vincent "Paddy" Stokes (15 August 1884 – 6 April 1945) was an Australian politician. He was born at Braidwood to farmer Patrick Stokes and Bridget, ''née'' Daly. He was educated locally before becoming an engine driver, qualifying in 1908. In that year he was also secretary of the Braidwood branch of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association. He served on

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from 1918 to 1927 and from 1934 to 1945, with a period from 1925 to 1926 as

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. In 1925 he was elected as one of the

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members for

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in the

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, and from May to October 1927 he served as

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. He was defeated in the 1927 election and became a hotelkeeper, running Foster's Hotel in Sydney from 1929 to 1933, the Family Hotel in Bega from 1934 to 1935, and Victoria Hotel in

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thereafter. He died at a private hospital in

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on . His funeral was conducted at St Mary's Cathedral and he was later buried at Rookwood Catholic Cemetery on 7 April 1945.

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1884 births 1945 deaths Australian Labor Party mayors Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors and lord mayors of Sydney Sydney City Councillors Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians Ministers for agriculture (New South Wales) {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub