William Edward Brophy (July 1, 1885 – after 1929) was a grocer and politician in
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. He represented
St. John's East
St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949.
It covers a part of St ...
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 1927 to 1928.
The son of Edward Brophy and Anne Walsh, he was born in
St. John's in 1885. He was educated at St. Patrick's Hall. Brophy was elected to
St. John's City Council
St. John's City Council has been the governing body of the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1888, St. John's city council has governed under the Colony of Newfoundland, the Dominion of Newfoundland and since 1949, Canada.
Th ...
as an alderman in 1925
[ and served until 1929. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1927 by-election][ held after ]Nicholas Vinnicombe
Nicholas Joseph Vinnicombe (January 14, 1877 – April 10, 1928) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1919 to 1925.
Early life, family and education
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was named to the Board of Liquor Control.
In 1913, Brophy married Mollie Canning.
References
1885 births
Year of death missing
Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador city councillors
Dominion of Newfoundland politicians
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