Thomas David McConkey

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Thomas David McConkey
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Thomas David McConkey (born July 29, 1815 in County Tyrone , † February 21, 1890 in Barrie ) was a businessman and a political figure in Ontario . He represented Simcoe North in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1867 to 1872.

Born in 1815 in County Tyrone , Ireland to Thomas McConkey, he moved to Innisfil , Upper Canada with his family in 1828 . McConkey was a dealer in Barrie. He served there as steward and watched over Simcoe County from 1860 to 1861. McConkey was an unsuccessful candidate for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1861. He was elected in 1863 and worked until the Canadian Confederation in 1867. He was re-elected. He later served as Simcoe County Sheriff until he died in Barrie in 1890.

literature

  • JK Johnson: The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa 1968, OCLC 29765 .
  • Andrew Frederick Hunter: A history of Simcoe County. Volume II: Its pioneers. County Council, Barrie, Ontario 1909, OCLC 7647526 . (online at: ourroots.ca )
  • Innisfil Township, Ontario Council: Historical review, June 23-24, 1951: a record of 100 years of progress: Innisfil Township centennial, 1850-1950. , Barrie (Ontario) 1951, OCLC 74428943 . (online on ourroots.ca )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c MCCONKEY, Thomas David. to: parl.gc.ca
  2. ↑ a b c J.K. Johnson: The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . Public Archives of Canada, 1968.
  3. ↑ a b A History of Simcoe County. AF Hunter (1909) ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ourroots.ca
  4. ↑ Historical review, June 23-24, 1951: a record of 100 years of progress: Innisfil Township centennial, 1850-1950. (1951) ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ourroots.ca
personal data
SURNAME McConkey, Thomas David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian businessman and an Ontario political figure
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH County Tyrone , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1890
Place of death Barrie , Canada