William Donahue (Quebec politician)

William Donahue (August 12, 1834 – July 15, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1878 as a Liberal member.[1]

He was born in Frampton, Lower Canada,[1] the son of Michael Donahue and Mary Murphy,[2] Irish immigrants.[3] Donahue was a merchant in West Farnham and Montreal. In 1882, he married Mary Ann Miller.[2] Donahue served as a member of the municipal council for Missisquoi County.[3] He was mayor of the village of Farnham from 1872 to 1874.[4] He died in Farnham at the age of 57.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 William Donahue (Quebec politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 3 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. 1 2 The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877 CH Mackintosh
  4. ↑ Laurin, JE Histoire économique de Montréal et des cités et villes du Québec (1942) p. 174 (French)
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