Jeremiah Halleran (1843 – January 3, 1925) was a

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merchant and politician. He represented

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in the

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from 1889 to 1893 as a Liberal. Halleran was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was educated at St. Mary's College there. He came to Newfoundland as a young child but returned to Nova Scotia to attend school. He trained to be a carpenter and joiner. Halleran worked in Little Glace Bay,

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, Portland, Maine, Boston and later Brooklyn, where he operated his own business. In 1875, he moved to Newfoundland and established a construction business. In 1879, in partnership with H.G. Herder, he set up a factory which manufactured wood products; the business also was involved in construction work. The factory was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1892. Halleran was elected as a Liberal in 1889 but then ran unsuccessfully for reelection as an independent candidate in 1893. He was a member of the St. John's Mechanics' Society and was president from 1891 to 1894. Soon afterwards, he left Newfoundland and died in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1925.

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Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly 1843 births 1925 deaths Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni Canadian carpenters Newfoundland Colony people {{Newfoundland-politician-stub