Edmund Power Flynn (born August 19, 1828 in Arichat Cape Breton,[1] Nova Scotia – January 26, 1900) was a Canadian politician, Richmond County's first coroner and merchant. He was the son of John Flynn b.1789 d.1839 and Mary Power b.1794 d.1849 both born in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1874 as a Member of the Liberal Party for Richmond. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1887. He was defeated in the elections of 1882 and 1891.
Edmund Power Flynn | |
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| Member of Parliament for Richmond | |
| In office 1874–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac LeVesconte |
| Succeeded by | Henry Nicholas Paint |
| In office 1887–1891 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Nicholas Paint |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Gillies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1828 Arichat, Nova Scotia |
| Died | January 26, 1900 (aged 71) Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Barry, Ellen Phelan |
| Children | (By first marriage) John, David, Mary Elizabeth (by second marriage) Margaret Helene, Evelyn, Edmund Power, Ellen Josephine, William Garvie, Albert James, Edgar Francis, Eva Gertrude, Charles Peter |
| Residence | Arichat |
| Occupation | coroner, merchant |
He was educated in Cape Breton and became a merchant in Arichat. In 1852, Flynn married Mary Ann Barry (she died in 1862) he then married Ellen Phelan in 1865. He was coroner for Richmond County from 1863 to 1900.[2]
Prior to his federal political experience, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia as a Member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party for Richmond, serving from 1867 to 1874. During his time in the Nova Scotia legislature, he was a Minister without portfolio in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. He was made Commissioner of Crown Lands in 1871 and served until he resigned from the provincial assembly in 1874 to contest the federal seat.
Flynn was customs collector at Arichat from 1897 until his death there in 1900 at the age of 71.[2]
Electoral record edit
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 564 | ||||||
| Unknown | Renée Benoit | 486 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 666 | ||||||
| Unknown | Renée Benoit | 552 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 525 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 461 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 910 | ||||||
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 609 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | S.P. Leblanc | 317 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Richmond | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Joseph Alexander Gillies | 857 | ||||||
| Conservative | Henry Nicholas Paint | 755 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmund Power Flynn | 670 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877, CH Mackintosh
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.