John H. Maloney

John H. Maloney, OPEI (February 6, 1918 – May 10, 2001) was a Canadian politician and physician. He represented 6th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1979 as a Liberal.[1]

John H. Maloney
OPEI
MLA (Councillor) for 6th Queens
In office
1970–1979
Preceded byAlban Farmer
Succeeded byJim Larkin
Personal details
Born(1918-02-06)February 6, 1918
Barachois, Quebec
DiedMay 10, 2001(2001-05-10) (aged 83)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Political partyLiberal

Maloney was born in 1918 in Barachois, Quebec.[1] He married Marguerite Jobe in 1945.[1] Maloney was educated at St. Francis Xavier University, and received a medical degree from McGill University in 1942.[1] From 1943 to 1946, he served overseas in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.[1]

Maloney entered provincial politics in the 1970 election, when he was elected councillor for the electoral district of 6th Queens.[2] On June 25, 1970, Maloney was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Health and Welfare.[1] In November 1971, he was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Industry and Commerce.[1] In October 1972, he was shuffled from the health portfolio to Minister of Development.[3] He was re-elected in 1974,[4] and was retained as Minister of Development in a post election cabinet shuffle.[1] Maloney was re-elected in the 1978 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Jim Larkin.[5] Following the election, he continued to serve as Minister of Development, but was also given the job as Minister of Education.[6] Maloney did not re-offer in the 1979 election.[7]

Maloney died in Charlottetown on May 10, 2001.[8] In June 2001, he was posthumously named to the Order of Prince Edward Island.[9]

References
  1. Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 134. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  2. "Official provincial general election results 1970" (PDF). Elections PEI. May 11, 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  3. "Woman named to PEI Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. October 11, 1972.
  4. "Official provincial general election results 1974" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 29, 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  5. "Official provincial general election results 1978" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 24, 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. "Campbell's Cabinet has 2 new ministers". The Globe and Mail. April 24, 1978. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. "Official provincial general election results 1979" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 23, 1979. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  8. "Deaths - John H. Maloney". Canadian Medical Association Journal. September 18, 2001. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  9. "Order of Prince Edward Island - 2001 recipients". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
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