| The Hon. Sir Malachy Bowes Daly |
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| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office 1890–1900 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Archibald McLelan |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Gilpin Jones |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax |
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| In office 1878–1883 Serving with Matthew Henry Richey |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Gilpin Jones Patrick Power |
| In office 1883–1887 Serving with John Fitzwilliam Stairs |
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| Succeeded by | Alfred Gilpin Jones Thomas Edward Kenny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1836 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
| Died | April 26, 1920 (aged 84) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Relations | Dominick Daly, father |
| Portfolio | Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (1885-1887) |
Sir Malachy Bowes Daly, KCMG (February 6, 1836 – April 26, 1920) was a Canadian politician and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Born in Quebec City, the son of Sir Dominick Daly, he was called to the bar in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1864. He was a private secretary to his father and to three governors of Nova Scotia: Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, and Sir William Fenwick Williams.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Halifax in the 1878 federal election. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1882 elections. From 1885 to 1887, he was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons. From 1890 to 1900, for two terms, he was the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. In 1900, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Outside of politics, he was also a cricketer, playing twice for the Canada national cricket team in 1874.[1] He also scored the first century in Canadian cricket in Halifax during the 1858 cricket season.[2]
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At Halifax, July 4, 1859, he married Joanna Kenny, second daughter of Sir Edward Kenny, a cabinet minister in the Sir John A. Macdonald government. On retiring from the Governorship, he, Lady Daly and their daughter, Miss Daly, were honoured by public testimonials. He was given a magnificent dressing case; Lady Daly was given a diamond star pendant and Miss Daly was given a diamond ring. Lady Daly served as a volunteer and as President of the Ladies' Auxiliary in connection with the Mission to Deep Sea Fisheries. She was an amateur actress, and performed at Government House in Nova Scotia.[3]
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