Thomas McGreevy
Member of theCanadian Parliament forQuebec West
In office 1867–1891
Succeeded by	John Hearn
In office 1895–1896
Preceded by	John Hearn
Succeeded by	Richard Reid Dobell
Member of theLegislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona
In office 1867–1874
Succeeded by	John Sharples, Sr.
Personal details
Born	(1825-07-29)July 29, 1825 Quebec City, Lower Canada
Died	January 2, 1897(1897-01-02) (aged 71) Quebec City, Quebec
Party	Liberal-Conservative

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

Born inQuebec, he was the son of Robert McGreevy, a blacksmith, and Rose Smith. In 1867 he was electedMember 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 theHouse 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 areLouis Riel [twice] and Quebec communistFred Rose.) Following his release on March 1, 1894, he was re-elected to Parliament in 1895.

He was the contractor for the building of theParliament 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 ofWilliam Berczy's portrait ofThe Woolsey Family (1809).

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• "Biography".Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French).National Assembly of Quebec.
• Thomas McGreevy – Parliament of Canada biography

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