Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: st. john 's , newfoundland - smallimage: patrick thomas mcgrath.png - death date: 14 june 1929 - office: member of the legislative council of newfoundland - term end: 1929 - term start: 1912 - birth date: 16 december 1868 - name: sir patrick thomas mcgrath - birth place: st. john 's , newfoundland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of patrick thomas mcgrath .
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sir patrick thomas mcgrath , -lrb- december 16 , 1868 -- june 14 , 1929 -rrb- was a newfoundland journalist and politician .born in st. john 's , newfoundland , the eldest son of william mcgrath and mary bermingham , mcgrath started working as a reporter for the '' st john 's evening herald '' in 1891 .in 1893 , he was interim editor of the evening herald and was appointed editor in 1894 .from 1897 to 1900 , he was the assistant clerk of the newfoundland and labrador house of assembly and was appointed clerk in 1901 .in 1912 , he was appointed to the legislative council of newfoundland .from 1915 to 1919 and from 1925 until his death , he was president of the council .in 1918 , he was made a knight commander of the order of the british empire for his contributions to the war effort .