John C. O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1875–1879 | |
| Preceded by | George Read |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Blezard |
| Constituency | Peterborough East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1843 (1843) Northumberland County, Canada West |
| Died | 1887 (aged 43–44) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
John C. O'Sullivan (1843–1887) was a physician and politician inOntario, Canada. He representedPeterborough East in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879 as aConservative.[1]
He was born inNorthumberland County, Canada West, ofIrish descent, and was educated atVictoria University andQueen's University. In 1871, O'Sullivan married Margaret Flanagan. His election in 1875 was appealed but he won the by-election that followed later that year.[2] In 1885, he was named president of theIrish National League branch inPeterborough.[3]
| 1875 Ontario general election:Peterborough East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John C. O'Sullivan | 759 | 52.13 | −9.55 | ||||
| Liberal | James Stratton | 697 | 47.87 | +9.87 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,456 | 67.47 | +6.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,158 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source:Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875:Peterborough East Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John C. O'Sullivan | 722 | 50.60 | −11.08 | ||||
| Independent | J. Hogan | 365 | 25.58 | |||||
| Independent | W. Sargent | 340 | 23.83 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,427 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −11.08 | ||||||
| Source:History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 302 | ||||||||
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