Thomas McCarthy (Canadian politician)

Thomas McCarthy
Thomas McCarthy
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Richelieu
	In office; 1867–1870
Succeeded by	Georges-Isidore Barthe
Personal details
Born	1832; Cork, Ireland
Died	September 23, 1870; Sorel, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Conservative

Thomas McCarthy (1832 – September 23, 1870) was a businessman and political figure in Canada East, later Quebec, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Richelieu from 1867 to 1870.^[1]

He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1832,^[1] the son of John McCarthy, and came to Canada in 1839.^[2] McCarthy was a shipbuilder in the Sorel region^[3] in partnership with his brothers Daniel and John.^[2] He served on the council for Sorel in 1860, 1862, 1863 and 1865.^[1] McCarthy died at Sorel in 1870 while still in office.^[2]

Electoral record

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election: Richelieu
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Thomas McCarthy	777
	Unknown	Joseph-Xavier Perrault	625
	Unknown	P. Gélinas	450
Eligible voters			2,912
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Thomas McCarthy – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b ^c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1872)
^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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[parl-1] Thomas McCarthy – Parliament of Canada biography

[johnson-2] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[3] The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1872)

[4] "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.

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