Martin Cranney

Martin Cranney (1795–1870) was an

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-born

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politician. He was a resident of

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and represented Northumberland County in the 14th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly from 1847 to 1850. Cranney came to

in 1815 and settled in Chatham. He married a local girl, Ann Waddleton. He was, among other things, a magistrate and a shipping agent. Cranney is significant as he was one of the first

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s elected to the Assembly and it was during the sitting of this 14th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly that

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came to New Brunswick. He held a number of public offices in the Chatham area and was one of the most prominent Catholic

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of his time in the

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. Cranney is buried in the cemetery of St. Michael's Basilica in Miramichi, New Brunswick, in what was formerly Chatham. Cranney was married twice and had a large family. Several of his children migrated to the

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to enter the lumber business. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cranney 1795 births 1870 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick Canadian Roman Catholics Colony of New Brunswick judges Canadian magistrates