Patrick Drew | |
State: | Wisconsin |
State Assembly: | Wisconsin |
District: | Milwaukee 1st |
Term Start: | January 3, 1876 |
Term End: | January 1, 1877 |
Predecessor: | Isaac W. Van Schaick |
Successor: | James Greeley Flanders |
Term Start1: | January 6, 1868 |
Term End1: | January 3, 1870 |
Predecessor1: | George W. Clason |
Successor1: | Stephen A. Harrison |
Party: | Democratic |
Birth Date: | 21 February 1832 |
Birth Place: | County Limerick, Ireland, UK |
Death Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Restingplace: | Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee |
Occupation: | Building contractor |
Patrick Drew (February 21, 1832November 1, 1903) was an Irish American immigrant, construction contractor, and Democratic politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the city of Milwaukee.
Drew was born in County Limerick, Ireland, sources have differed on the date. In 1854, he settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] He died in 1903 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery.[2]
Drew was a member of the Assembly during the 1868, 1869 and 1876 sessions.[3] Previously, he had been a member of the school board of Milwaukee from 1863 to 1865 and of the board of supervisors of Milwaukee County in 1863. Drew was later Commissioner of Public Works for Milwaukee's east side from 1893 to 1896. He was a Democrat.