John Hearn (4 January 1827 – 17 May 1894) was an Irish-born businessman and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1867 to 1877, Stadacona division in the

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from 1877 to 1892 and

in the

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from 1892 to 1894 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Thomas Hearn and Catherine Power, and was educated at Meagher’s Academy in Ireland. Hearn came to

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in 1842. He first worked as a clerk for Quebec merchant Hugh Murray before entering business on his own as a

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and grocer, later becoming a real estate agent. In 1849, Hearn married Mary Doran. He was a member of the Quebec municipal council from 1856 to 1865, from 1867 to 1873 and from 1877 to 1894, serving as chairman of the ferry committee and later the finance committee. During his time in office, Hearn mainly represented the interests of his Irish constituents. Hearn resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1877 after he was named to the Legislative Council. He was defeated by

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in the 1891 federal election but elected to the House of Commons in an 1892 by-election held after McGreevy was expelled for corruption. Hearn died in office at Quebec City of

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at the age of 67. Hearn was also a director for the St. Lawrence and Témiscouata Railway Company and the Great Northern Railway Company. His son

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also served as a member of the Quebec assembly.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hearn, John 1827 births 1894 deaths Politicians from Waterford (city) Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Conservative Party of Quebec MLCs Anglophone Quebec people Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada