John P. Sullivan (April 23, 1843 – September 30, 1898) was a farmer, merchant and political figure on

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. He represented

2nd Kings 2nd Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

in the

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from 1890 to 1893 as a

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. He was born in

New London, Prince Edward Island New London is a Canadian rural community located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Situated in the township of Lot 21, halfway between Kensington and Cavendish, New London was formerly known as Clifton and previous to that, Graham's Corne ...

, the son of William Sullivan and Mary McCarthy,

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immigrants. He was a general merchant in St. Peters. He was married twice: to Ellen MacDonald in 1873 and Helen MacDonald in 1877. Sullivan was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1893. He died suddenly at the age of 56 while travelling to

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

. His brother

William Wilfred Sullivan Sir William Wilfred Sullivan (December 6, 1839 – September 30, 1920) was a Prince Edward Island journalist, politician and jurist, the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island. A native of Hope River, Sullivan had a career as an assistant e ...

served as provincial premier. His former home in St. Peter's Bay, now known as the Tír na nÓg Inn, has been designated as a historic place by the province.Tír na nÓg Inn, Canada's Historic Places
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References

* Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs 1843 births 1899 deaths {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub