Michael Patrick Ryan (September 29, 1825 – January 18, 1893) was an Irish-born

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businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal West in the

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and

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1882 as a

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member. He was born in Pallis, Donohill,

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in Ireland in 1825, the son of William Ryan, and came to

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with his family in 1840, settling near Chambly. He became a merchant in

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. In 1850, he married Margaret Brennan. He was elected to the city council in 1852 and served as captain in the local militia. Ryan also was a member of the Council of the Board of Trade in Montreal and a director for the Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. Following the assassination of Liberal-Conservative

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in April 1868, Ryan was selected by the party to run in the ensuing

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. Due to the circumstances of the by-election Ryan's candidacy was unopposed and he was elected to the

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by acclamation. Ryan retired from business in 1875. In 1882, he was named customs collector at Montreal''The civil service list of Canada, 1892 ...'' (1893)
/ref> and served in that post until his death in January 1893. By-election: On election being declared void, 31 October 1874

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Michael Patrick 1825 births 1893 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Immigrants to Lower Canada