Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. Explained

Thomas Mayne Daly
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:February 1, 1874
Term End1:December 23, 1874
Predecessor1:Andrew Monteith
Successor1:David Davidson Hay
Constituency1:Perth North
Riding2:Perth North
Parliament2:Canadian
Term Start2:1872
Term End2:1874
Predecessor2:James Redford
Successor2:Andrew Monteith
Office3:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Term Start3:1862
Term End3:1863
Predecessor3:Michael Hamilton Foley
Successor3:Robert MacFarlane
Term Start4:1854
Term End4:1861
Predecessor4:New riding
Successor4:Michael Hamilton Foley
Constituency4:Perth County, Province of Canada
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:17 February 1827
Birth Place:Hamilton, Upper Canada
Death Place:Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Profession:Businessman

Thomas Mayne Daly (February 17, 1827 – March 4, 1885) was a businessman and political figure in Canada West (later Ontario). He represented the riding of Perth North in the House of Commons of Canada and Perth North in the Ontario Provincial Parliament.

He was born in Hamilton, Upper Canada in 1827 and studied at Upper Canada College. He ran a stage coach company, operated a grain mill and published the Stratford Examiner. He was a contractor, building roads in Perth County and also railroads in Canada and the United States. From 1848 to 1849, he served on the Huron District council and, in 1850, on the council for the united counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce.

In 1854, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Perth County; he originally described himself as an independent Reformer, but tended to support the Liberal-Conservative party once elected. He was reelected in 1857 but was defeated by Michael Hamilton Foley in 1861. Foley was appointed to the cabinet and ran in Waterloo North; Daly defeated Robert MacFarlane in an 1862 by-election to regain the seat for Perth. However, in 1863, McFarlane won the seat.

Daly was mayor of Stratford from 1869 to 1870 and again from 1876 to 1878. In 1872, he was elected to the House of Commons for Perth North. He was elected for Perth North provincially in an 1874 by-election, but was not reelected in 1875. In 1884, he was appointed deputy collector of customs at Stratford, thanks to his connections with the Conservative Party. He died in Stratford in 1885.

His son, Thomas Mayne Daly, was a member of parliament and cabinet minister from Manitoba.

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