Felix Patrick Quinn
Canadian industrialist and politician
The Honourable Felix Patrick Quinn | |
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Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
In office January 1926 – July 1935 | |
Preceded by | Robert Emmett Finn |
Succeeded by | Robert Emmett Finn Gordon Benjamin Isnor |
Member of the Senate of Canada | |
In office July 1935 – March 1961 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1874-11-02)2 November 1874 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | 28 March 1961(1961-03-28) (aged 86) |
Political party | Conservative |
Profession | industrialist |
Felix Patrick Quinn (2 November 1874 – 28 March 1961) was a Canadian industrialist and parliamentarian.
A Conservative, he served three terms in the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of Parliament representing the Nova Scotia electoral district of Halifax.
He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1925 and was re-elected in 1926 and 1930.
Quinn was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 20 July 1935 on the recommendation of R.B. Bennett. He represented the senatorial division of Bedford-Halifax until his death at the age of 86.
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Conservative | William Anderson Black | 21,611 | 26.51 | Y | ||||
Conservative | Felix Patrick Quinn | 21,280 | 26.11 | Y | ||||
Liberal | Peter R. Jack | 19,439 | 23.85 | |||||
Liberal | Edward Joseph Cragg | 19,185 | 23.54 | |||||
Total valid votes | 81,515 | 100.00 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Conservative | William Anderson Black | 17,911 | 28.33 | Y | ||||
Conservative | Felix Patrick Quinn | 17,171 | 27.16 | Y | ||||
Liberal | James Layton Ralston | 14,139 | 22.36 | |||||
Liberal | John Murphy | 14,007 | 22.15 | |||||
Total valid votes | 63,228 | 100.00 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
Conservative | William Anderson Black | 18,796 | 32.29 | Y | ||||
Conservative | Felix Patrick Quinn | 17,996 | 30.91 | Y | ||||
Liberal | Gordon Ross Marshall | 10,815 | 18.58 | |||||
Liberal | Robert Emmett Finn | 10,609 | 18.22 | |||||
Total valid votes | 58,216 | 100.00 |
External links
- Felix Patrick Quinn – Parliament of Canada biography
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