Michael Cayley

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

  1. ^ a b Michael Cayley - Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)
  3. ^ 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