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William Donahue (August 12, 1834 – July 15, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the House of Commons of Canada 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. ^ a b William Donahue – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ a b 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 (in French)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Donahue (August 12, 1834 – July 15, 1892) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the House of Commons of Canada 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. ^ a b William Donahue – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ a b 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 (in French)

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