John Patrick Molloy

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The Hon.
John Patrick Molloy
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Provencher
In office
1908–1921
Preceded byJoseph Ernest Cyr
Succeeded byArthur-Lucien Beaubien
Senator from Manitoba
In office
1925–1948
Appointed byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Personal details
Born(1873-03-13)March 13, 1873
Arthur, Ontario
DiedMarch 16, 1948(1948-03-16) (aged 75)
Political partyLiberal
OccupationFarmer, veterinary surgeon

John Patrick Molloy (March 13, 1873 – March 16, 1948) was a Canadian veterinarian and politician.

Born in Arthur, Ontario of Irish Canadian parentage, Molloy was educated in the public and secondary schools of Ontario. He later attended the Ontario Veterinary College where he graduated in 1902. He spent the following year doing post graduate studies at the McKillip Veterinary College in Chicago where he received a M.D.V. degree. He returned to Canada settling in Morris, Manitoba where he established a practice.

He ran as a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1907 election but was defeated. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Provencher in the 1908 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1911 and 1917. He was defeated in 1921 and was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1925 representing the senatorial division of Provencher, Manitoba. He served until his death in 1948.

Electoral history[]

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1917 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) John Patrick Molloy 2,035 52.4 -1.0
Government (Unionist) John Robert Johns 1,850 47.6 1.0
Total valid votes 3,885 100.0

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election.

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1911 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Patrick Molloy 3,049 53.3 -1.3
Conservative Joseph Alfred Féréol Bleau 2,668 46.7 +1.3
Total valid votes 5,717 100.0
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1908 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Patrick Molloy 2,719 54.6 +4.5
Conservative Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière 2,259 45.4 -4.5
Total valid votes 4,978 100.0

References[]

  • "Senator John Patrick Molloy". Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine. XII (4): 115. April 1948. PMC 1661370.
  • John Patrick Molloy – Parliament of Canada biography
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