Paddy Glynn

The Honourable Paddy Glynn KC
Minister for Home and Territories
In office 17 February 1917 – 3 February 1920
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
Preceded by	Fred Bamford
Succeeded by	Alexander Poynton
Minister for External Affairs
In office 24 June 1913 – 17 September 1914
Prime Minister	Joseph Cook
Preceded by	Josiah Thomas
Succeeded by	John Arthur
Attorney-General of Australia
In office 2 June 1909 – 29 April 1910
Prime Minister	Alfred Deakin
Preceded by	Billy Hughes
Succeeded by	Billy Hughes
Member of the Australian Parliament for Angas
In office 16 December 1903 – 13 December 1919
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Moses Gabb
Member of the Australian Parliament for South Australia
In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 Serving with Batchelor, Bonython, Holder, Kingston, Poynton, Solomon
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Divided into single-member divisions
Member of the South Australian Parliament for North Adelaide
In office 22 May 1897 (1897-05-22) – 1901 (1901) Serving with Richard Wood
Preceded by	Arthur Harrold
Succeeded by	Hugh Denison
Member of the South Australian Parliament for North Adelaide
In office 8 June 1895 (1895-06-08) – 25 April 1896 (1896-04-25) Serving with Richard Wood
Preceded by	George Charles Hawker
Succeeded by	Arthur Harrold
Member of the South Australian Parliament for Light
In office 21 April 1887 (1887-04-21) – 22 April 1890 (1890-04-22) Serving with Jenkin Coles
Preceded by	David Moody
Succeeded by	James Wharton White
Personal details
Born	(1855-08-25)25 August 1855 Gort, County Galway, Ireland
Died	28 October 1931(1931-10-28) (aged 76) North Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality	•Irish •Australian
Political party	Free Trade (1901–06) Anti-Socialist (1906–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–19)
Spouse	Abigail Dynon ​ ​ (m. 1897; died 1930)​
Relations	Joseph Glynn (brother)
Children	6
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
Occupation	Barrister

Patrick McMahon Glynn KC (25 August 1855 – 28 October 1931) was an Irish-Australian lawyer and politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1919, and was a government minister under three prime ministers, as Attorney-General (1909–1910), Minister for External Affairs (1913–1914) and Minister for Home and Territories (1917–1920). Prior to entering federal politics, Glynn was involved in the drafting of the Constitution of Australia. Born in Ireland, he arrived in Australia in 1880 and served three terms in the South Australian House of Assembly, as well as a brief stint as Attorney-General of South Australia.