James Charles McKeagney
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James Charles McKeagney | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cape Breton | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Succeeded by | Newton LeGayet Mackay William McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1815 County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 14 September 1879 St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Anti-Confederate |
James Charles McKeagney (1815 – 14 September 1879) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.
Born in
Queen's Counsel
in 1866.
He was married twice: to Eliza Henry in 1842 and to Eliza Hearne in 1857.
In 1867, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Nova Scotia riding of Cape Breton as a member of the Anti-Confederation Party. He was defeated in 1872.[1]
In 1872, he was appointed a
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
.
Election results
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Newton LeGayet MacKay |
1,240 | – | 
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| Conservative | William McDonald | 1,038 | – |
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| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh McLeod | 932 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | James McKeagney | 882 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Hon. James McKeagney | acclaimed | ||||||
| This electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867 from the colonial Province of Nova Scotia'a Cape Breton electoral district. Neither of the incumbents ran in this election.
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| Source: Library of Parliament[3] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Memorable Manitobans: James Charles McKeagney (1815-1879)". Manitoba Historical Society. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ Library of Parliament. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (1867 - 1904)". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
External links
- James Charles McKeagney – Parliament of Canada biography
- "James Charles McKeagney". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.