John Patrick Molloy
John Patrick Molloy (March 13, 1873 – March 16, 1948) was a Canadian veterinarian and politician.
The Hon. John Patrick Molloy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher | |
| In office 1908–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Ernest Cyr |
| Succeeded by | Arthur-Lucien Beaubien |
| Senator from Manitoba | |
| In office 1925–1948 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1873 Arthur, Ontario |
| Died | March 16, 1948 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Farmer, veterinary surgeon |
Born in Arthur, Ontario of Irish Canadian parentage, Molloy was educated in the public and secondary schools of Ontario. He later attended the Ontario Veterinary College where he graduated in 1902. He spent the following year doing post graduate studies at the McKillip Veterinary College in Chicago where he received a M.D.V. degree. He returned to Canada settling in Morris, Manitoba where he established a practice.
He ran as a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1907 election but was defeated. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Provencher in the 1908 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1911 and 1917. He was defeated in 1921 and was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1925 representing the senatorial division of Provencher, Manitoba. He served until his death in 1948.
Electoral history
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Patrick Molloy | 2,035 | 52.4 | -1.0 | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | John Robert Johns | 1,850 | 47.6 | 1.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,885 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: Unionist vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election.
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Patrick Molloy | 3,049 | 53.3 | -1.3 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph Alfred Féréol Bleau | 2,668 | 46.7 | +1.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,717 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Patrick Molloy | 2,719 | 54.6 | +4.5 | ||||
| Conservative | Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière | 2,259 | 45.4 | -4.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,978 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- "Senator John Patrick Molloy". Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine. XII (4): 115. April 1948. PMC 1661370.
- John Patrick Molloy – Parliament of Canada biography