Michael Cayley

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Michael Cayley (May 15, 1842 – December 3, 1878) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Beauharnois in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and again in 1878.

He was born in Kilkenny, Ireland and educated at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Cayley studied law and was called to the bar in 1864. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867 but defeated in 1872. He died less than three months after being reelected in 1878 at the age of 36.

[edit] External links

• Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by The electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867.	Member of Parliament for Beauharnois 1867–1872	Succeeded by Ulysse Janvier Robillard
Preceded by Ulysse Janvier Robillard	Member of Parliament for Beauharnois 1878	Succeeded by Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron