Frank S. Cahill Explained

Frank S. Cahill
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Constituency Mp:Pontiac
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Gerald Hugh Brabazon
Successor:Charles BĂ©lec
Term Start:1917
Term End:1930
Birth Date:27 January 1876
Birth Place:Calumet Island, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Campbell's Bay, Quebec
Nationality:British subject
Spouse:Mildred Coyne
Party:Liberal Party (1911-1930), Laurier Liberals (1917-1921)
Occupation:broker, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.