Thomas McGreevy

Thomas McGreevy
Thomas McGreevy
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Quebec West
	In office; 1867–1891
Succeeded by	John Hearn
	In office; 1895–1896
Preceded by	John Hearn
Succeeded by	Richard Reid Dobell
Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona
	In office; 1867–1874
Succeeded by	John Sharples, Sr.
Personal details
Born	July 29, 1825; Quebec City, Lower Canada
Died	January 2, 1897 (aged 71); Quebec City, Quebec
Political party	Liberal-Conservative

Thomas McGreevy (July 29, 1825 – January 2, 1897) was a Canadian politician and contractor.

Born in Quebec, he was the son of Robert McGreevy, a blacksmith, and Rose Smith. In 1867 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Quebec West (as a liberal conservative), and was re-elected in 1872, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1887 and 1891.

He was expelled from the House of Commons for corruption on September 29, 1891, and following his conviction for defrauding the government was sentenced to a year in prison. (The other MPs to be expelled from the Canadian House of Commons are Louis Riel [twice] and Quebec communist Fred Rose.) Following his release on March 1, 1894, he was re-elected to Parliament in 1895.

He was the contractor for the building of the Parliament of Canada.

He was married three times: to Mary Ann Rourke on July 13, 1857, to Bridget Caroline Nolan on February 4, 1861 and to Mary Georgina Woolsey on January 30, 1867. He had several children by Mary Georgina including Stella and Herbert. Mary Georgina Woolsey came from a wealthy Quebec family, now most famous for being the subject of William Berczy's portrait of The Woolsey Family (1809).

Electoral record

1867 Canadian federal election: Quebec West/Québec-Oest
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes^[2]
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	742
	Unknown	John O'Farrell	435

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes^[3]
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	587
	Unknown	John O'Farrell	403

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	612
	Unknown	Humphrey	444

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	816
	Unknown	M.A. Hearn	770

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	885
	Unknown	M.A. Hearn	832

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 April 1895 On Hearn's death, 17 May 1894
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	acclaimed

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Richard Reid Dobell	1,057
	Liberal–Conservative	Thomas McGreevy	826

References

"Thomas McGreevy". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
"Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
Thomas McGreevy – Parliament of Canada biography

^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[1] Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

[2] "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[3] "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

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