Michael Anthony Shea (Mar. 4, 1894 – May 4, 1954) was a politician in the

Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland was a British dominion in eastern North America, today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was established on 26 September 1907, and confirmed by the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westmi ...

. He represented Ferryland in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1932 to 1934 as a

United Newfoundland Party The United Newfoundland Party was the name of two conservative parties in Newfoundland. Pre-Confederation The first UNP was a conservative party in the Dominion of Newfoundland led by Frederick C. Alderdice from 1928 to 1934. It was organized by ...

member. The son of John P. Shea and Jane Griffon, he was born in St. John's and was educated there. Shea left school in 1909 to work as a clerk at the Monroe Export Co. In 1926, he became a director of the company. Shea was also a director for Newfoundland Wholesale Dry Goods Ltd. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1928 before being elected in 1932. Shea married Ellen Mary Evans. He died in St. John's at the age of 60.

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1894 births 1954 deaths United Newfoundland Party MHAs Dominion of Newfoundland politicians {{Newfoundland-politician-stub