Francis Jeremiah Sweeney (April 21, 1862 – March 2, 1921) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Westmorland County in the

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as a

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member from 1903 to 1912 and from 1917 to 1920. He was born in

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, in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, the son of Jeremiah Sweeney and Catherine Sullivan, both natives of

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. Sweeney was educated at St. Joseph's College in

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. He was a police and stipendiary magistrate for the city of

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. Sweeney served on the province's Executive Council as Surveyor-General. He died in Montreal, Quebec in 1921.

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;Citations ;Bibliography * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905'', AJ Magurn 1862 births 1921 deaths St. Joseph's College alumni New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick People from Westmorland County, New Brunswick Canadian magistrates 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub