Paddy Whyte

Patrick James "Paddy" Whyte (14 October 1894 – 16 October 1977) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

[1] Whyte was born in Mount Morgan, Queensland, the son of Andrew Patrick Whyte and his wife Mary (née O'Sullivan).

[1] He was educated at Mount Perry State School and Mount Morgan Convent School and by 1920 he was an engine driver, working out of Emerald.

Whyte died in Brisbane in 1977[1] and was buried in the Nudgee Cemetery.

[3] Whyte entered state politics as the member for the new seat of Mackenzie at the 1950 Queensland state election He held it for six years before being defeated by the Country Party's Neville Hewitt in 1956.