Thomas_McCarthy_(Quebec_politician)

Thomas McCarthy (Canadian politician)

Thomas McCarthy (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

For other people named Thomas McCarthy, see Thomas McCarthy.

Thomas McCarthy (1832 – September 23, 1870) was a businessman and political figure in Canada East, later Quebec, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Richelieu from 1867 to 1870.[1]

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He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1832,[1] the son of John McCarthy, and came to Canada in 1839.[2] McCarthy was a shipbuilder in the Sorel region[3] in partnership with his brothers Daniel and John.[2] He served on the council for Sorel in 1860, 1862, 1863 and 1865.[1] McCarthy died at Sorel in 1870 while still in office.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Thomas McCarthy – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. [3]
    The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1872)
  4. [4]
    "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.


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