Michael Cayley

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.^[1]

He was born in Kilkenny, Ireland and educated at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. Cayley studied law and was called to the bar in 1864.^[2] He practised law in Beauharnois.^[3] He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867 but defeated in 1872.^[1] Cayley died in Montreal less than three months after being reelected in 1878 at the age of 36.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Michael Cayley - Parliament of Canada biography
^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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

Persondata
Name	Cayley, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	May 15, 1842
Place of birth
Date of death	December 3, 1878
Place of death