Thomas McCarthy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Richelieu
In office
1867–1870
Succeeded byGeorges-Isidore Barthe
Personal details
Born1832
Cork, Ireland
DiedSeptember 23, 1870
Sorel, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative

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]

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]

Electoral record

1867 Canadian federal election: Richelieu
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeThomas McCarthy777
UnknownJoseph-Xavier Perrault625
UnknownP. Gélinas450
Eligible voters 2,912
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[4]

References

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


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