William Molloy (October 28, 1877 – April 10, 1917) was a politician in

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. He served in the

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from 1910 to 1914 as a member of the Liberal Party. He was born in

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, the son of John Molloy and Mary Alice Daly, came to Manitoba with his family in 1879 and was educated at the

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. At first, Molloy taught school in Manitoba; he later was employed as a land surveyor. Molloy was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1910 provincial election, defeating Conservative incumbent

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by seven votes in the rural constituency of La Verendrye. The Conservatives won the election, and Molloy served in the legislature as a member of the opposition. He was defeated in the 1914 election, losing to Conservative Jacques Parent by 262 votes in the Morris constituency. Molloy attempted to return to the legislature in the 1915 election, but lost to Parent by 57 votes. His brother John was a member of the Canadian House of Commons and his brother

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served in the Manitoba assembly. Molloy served in the

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as a lieutenant during

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. He died while serving overseas with the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan) and was buried in France.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molloy, William Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs 1877 births 1917 deaths Canadian Expeditionary Force officers Canadian military personnel killed in World War I Canadian military personnel from Ontario