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Frank S. Cahill

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Frank S. Cahill
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Pontiac
In office
1917–1930
Preceded byGerald Hugh Brabazon
Succeeded byCharles Bélec
Personal details
Born(1876-01-27)January 27, 1876
Calumet Island, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 17, 1934(1934-04-17) (aged 58)
Campbell's Bay, Quebec[1]
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyLiberal Party (1911-1930), Laurier Liberals (1917-1921)
SpouseMildred Coyne
Occupationbroker, clerk, real estate broker

Frank S. Cahill (27 January 1876, in Calumet Island, Quebec – 17 April 1934), was a politician, broker, clerk and real estate broker.

The son of William Cahill, he was educated in Campbell's Bay, Quebec. Cahill worked as a postal clerk in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for several years, then moved to Saskatchewan, working as a real estate broker in Saskatoon. In 1909, he opened another real estate office in Ottawa. Cahill married Mildred Coyne in 1910.[1]

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party (Laurier Liberal) caucus in the 1917 election to represent the riding of Pontiac. He was re-elected in 1921, 1925 and 1926 then defeated in 1930.

References

  1. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.