The son of Edward Brophy and Anne Walsh, he was born in St. John's in 1885.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's Hall. Brophy was elected to St. John's City Council as an alderman in 1925[2] and served until 1929.[3] He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1927 by-election[2] held after Nicholas Vinnicombe was named to the Board of Liquor Control.[4]
william, brophy, william, edward, brophy, july, 1885, after, 1929, grocer, politician, newfoundland, represented, john, east, newfoundland, house, assembly, from, 1927, 1928, edward, brophy, anne, walsh, born, john, 1885, educated, patrick, hall, brophy, elect. William Edward Brophy July 1 1885 after 1929 was a grocer and politician in Newfoundland He represented St John s East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1927 to 1928 The son of Edward Brophy and Anne Walsh he was born in St John s in 1885 1 He was educated at St Patrick s Hall Brophy was elected to St John s City Council as an alderman in 1925 2 and served until 1929 3 He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1927 by election 2 held after Nicholas Vinnicombe was named to the Board of Liquor Control 4 In 1913 Brophy married Mollie Canning 2 Brophy Lane and Brophy Place in St John s were named in his honour 5 References edit Newfoundland Canada Births Marriages and Deaths 1850 1949 a b c Who s Who in and from Newfoundland 1927 p 286 Baker Melvin 1988 St John s Municipal Chairmen and Mayors 1888 1988 Newfoundland Quarterly LXXX1V 1 5 11 Elections Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador pp 712 15 History Street names Areas Monuments Plaques PDF City of St John s Archives nbsp nbsp This article about a Newfoundland and Labrador politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William E Brophy amp oldid 1202119128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
