Joseph Downey (Ontario politician) explained

Joseph Patrick Downey
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1902
Term End1:1911
Predecessor1:John Mutrie
Successor1:Henry Scholfield
Constituency1:Wellington South
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:17 January 1865
Birth Place:Puslinch Township, Canada West
Death Place:Orillia, Ontario
Occupation:Journalist

Joseph Patrick Downey (January 17, 1865 – 1926) was an Ontario journalist and political figure. He represented Wellington South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1911 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Puslinch Township, Canada West, the son of Patrick Downey. He served as editor for the Guelph Herald from 1885 to 1907. Downey married Ellen Josephine Coghlan in 1893. In 1910, he was appointed superintendent for the Ontario Asylum for Idiots (later the Huronia Regional Centre). Downey died in Orillia in 1926.

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