John Meagher (c. 1805 – March 11, 1876) was an

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-born merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1854 to 1861 as a Reformer. He established himself in the timber trade at Carleton. Meagher was lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He married Mary Ann Drake. Meagher ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the assembly in 1848. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1861. Meagher died at Carleton.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meagher, John 1805 births 1876 deaths Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada East Anglophone Quebec people People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine