Michael S. Sullivan
Michael S. Sullivan (April 2, 1876 – May 22, 1929) was a civil engineer, surveyor and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's from 1904 to 1909 as a Liberal and from 1919 to 1928 as a Liberal-Labour-Progressive and Placentia West from 1928 to 1929 as a Liberal-Conservative Progressive in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.
Michael S. Sullivan | |
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| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Placentia and St. Mary's | |
| In office 1904–1909 | |
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Placentia West | |
| In office 1928–1929 | |
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Placentia and St. Mary's | |
| In office 1919–1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 2, 1876 Presque, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Died | May 22, 1929 (aged 53) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Biography
The son of Patrick Sullivan and Selma Brown, he was born in Presque on April 2, 1876, and was educated at Saint Bonaventure's College.[1] He married Kathleen Eleanor Thomson in 1903 and they had two children.[1] He worked for the Reid Newfoundland Company until 1914 when he went into business on his own as a pulp wood agent. Sullivan was defeated by a People's Party candidate when he ran for reelection in 1909. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the Newfoundland Forestry Battalion during World War I. He was reelection in 1919 and served in the Newfoundland cabinet as a minister without portfolio from 1924 to 1928 and as Colonial Secretary in 1928. He also served as a Railway Commissioner. He died in office in St. John's on May 22, 1929.[2][3]
References
- Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16. International Press. p. 764. Retrieved July 17, 2020 – via Google Books.
- "Sullivan, Michael S". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 322.
- "Saw Service in War". The Gazette. St. John's, Newfoundland. May 23, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.