Thomas McGreevy
Thomas McGreevy (July 29, 1825 – January 2, 1897) was a Canadian politician and contractor.
Thomas McGreevy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Quebec West | |
| In office 1867–1891 | |
| Succeeded by | John Hearn |
| In office 1895–1896 | |
| Preceded by | John Hearn |
| Succeeded by | Richard Reid Dobell |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona | |
| In office 1867–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | John Sharples, Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1825 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Died | January 2, 1897 (aged 71) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
Born in Quebec, he was the son of Robert McGreevy, a blacksmith, and Rose Smith. In 1867 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Quebec West (as a liberal conservative), and was re-elected in 1872, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1887 and 1891.
He was expelled from the House of Commons for corruption on September 29, 1891, and following his conviction for defrauding the government was sentenced to a year in prison. (The other MPs to be expelled from the Canadian House of Commons are Louis Riel [twice] and Quebec communist Fred Rose.) Following his release on March 1, 1894, he was re-elected to Parliament in 1895.
He was the contractor for the building of the Parliament of Canada.
He was married three times: to Mary Ann Rourke on July 13, 1857, to Bridget Caroline Nolan on February 4, 1861 and to Mary Georgina Woolsey on January 30, 1867. He had several children by Mary Georgina including Stella and Herbert. Mary Georgina Woolsey came from a wealthy Quebec family, now most famous for being the subject of William Berczy's portrait of The Woolsey Family (1809).
Electoral record
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | 742 | ||||||
| Unknown | John O'Farrell | 435 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | 587 | ||||||
| Unknown | John O'Farrell | 403 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | 612 | ||||||
| Unknown | Humphrey | 444 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | 816 | ||||||
| Unknown | M.A. Hearn | 770 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | 885 | ||||||
| Unknown | M.A. Hearn | 832 | ||||||
| By-election on 17 April 1895 On Hearn's death, 17 May 1894 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Quebec West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Richard Reid Dobell | 1,057 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McGreevy | 826 | ||||||
References
- "Thomas McGreevy". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Thomas McGreevy – Parliament of Canada biography