Thomas David McConkey (July 29, 1815 – February 21, 1890) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1867 to 1872. He was born in

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, Ireland in 1815, the son of Thomas McConkey, and came to Innisfil Township in

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with his family in 1828. McConkey was a merchant in

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...

.''A History of Simcoe County'', AF Hunter (1909)
He served as reeve there and was warden for Simcoe County from 1860 to 1861. McConkey was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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in 1861. He was elected to that assembly for the North riding of Simcoe in 1863 and served until

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; he was re-elected in 1867. From 1875 until his death, he served as sheriff for Simcoe County''Historical review, June 23-24, 1951 : a record of 100 years of progress : Innisfil Township centennial, 1850-1950'' (1951)
in Barrie.

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1815 births 1890 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Mayors of Barrie People from County Tyrone Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Immigrants to Upper Canada {{Ontario-mayor-stub