Michael Patrick Ryan

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Michael Patrick Ryan (September 29, 1825 – January 18, 1893) was an Irish-born Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Montreal West in the 1st Canadian Parliament and Montreal Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

He was born in Pallis, Donohill, County Tipperary in Ireland in 1825 and came to Lower Canada with his family in 1840, settling near Chambly. He became a merchant in Montreal. He was elected to the city council in 1852 and served as captain in the local militia. Ryan also was a member of the Council of the Board of Trade in Montreal and a director for the Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway. He was elected to the House of Commons by acclamation in an 1868 by-election after the assassination of Thomas D'Arcy McGee. Ryan retired from business in 1875. In 1882, he was named customs collector at Montreal.

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• Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men : Quebec and the Maritime provinces (1881)
• The civil service list of Canada, 1892 ... (1893)

Preceded by Thomas D'Arcy McGee	Member of Parliament for Montreal West 1868-1872	Succeeded by John Young
Preceded by Thomas Workman	Member of Parliament for Montreal Centre 1872-1875	Succeeded by Bernard Devlin
Preceded by Bernard Devlin	Member of Parliament for Montreal Centre 1879-1882	Succeeded by John Joseph Curran