Constituency : Walsall 1922-24
Patrick took Walsall which had been won in 1918 by the National party candidate Richard Cooper. Cooper wasn't standing again and Patrick defeated the Unionist by 325 votes in a three cornered contest. He was a last minute selection.
Patrick was the son of an agricultural labourer and fairground worker. He was a Catholic. In 1899, he created a firm to run a round of fairs he'd established in the Midlands serving the Wakes holidays. In 1918 he became a councillor in Walsall. In 1920, he became President of the Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.
Patrick held his seat in 1923 but came second to the Conservative in 1924. He became Mayor of Walsall in 1938 at the age of 80.
Patrick also ran cinemas and skating rinks.
He died in 1943 aged 84.
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