Thomas McCarthy (1832 – September 23, 1870) was a businessman and political figure in
Canada East
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, later
Quebec
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, Canada. He was a
Conservative
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada representing
Richelieu from 1867 to 1870.
He was born in
County Cork
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,
Ireland
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in 1832,
the son of John McCarthy, and came to Canada in 1839.
McCarthy was a shipbuilder in the
Sorel region
''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1872)
/ref> in partnership with his brothers Daniel and John.
Electoral record
References
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
1832 births
1870 deaths
Politicians from Cork (city)
Immigrants to Lower Canada
Anglophone Quebec people
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