Michael Carney (11 May 1839 – 2 February 1919) was a
Canadian
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politician.
Born in
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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Ireland
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, Carney was educated at the Common School of Halifax, Nova Scotia. A merchant, he was first elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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for the electoral district of
Halifax in the
1904 general elections. A
Liberal
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Politics
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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, he was defeated in
1908
Events
January
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* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...
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References
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The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected 3 November 1904
1839 births
1919 deaths
Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Nova Scotia
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
People from Waterford (city)
People from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Politicians from County Waterford
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