Charles James Furey

Charles James Furey (July 20,[1] 1874 – March 10, 1973) was a businessman and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Main-Bell Island in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1932 to 1934 as a member of the United Newfoundland Party.[2]

He was born in Harbour Main, the son of Charles J. Furey, and was educated in Harbour Main and Avondale. Furey trained as a telegraph operator and then travelled and worked in various places in the United States and Canada. In 1902, he returned to Newfoundland and became a train station operator in Port Blandford. In 1912, he returned to Harbour Main, where he became a fish dealer. Furey ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1928 before being elected in 1932. After 1934, he served as a relief officer with the Department of Health and helped set up the Harbour Main school board. Furey died in Harbour Main at the age of 99.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Members of the Legislature, 1932-1933" (PDF). Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
  2. 1 2 Smallwood, Joseph R (1984). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador v. 2. pp. 444–45. ISBN 0-920508-16-2.


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