Malachy Bowes Daly

The Hon. Sir Malachy Bowes Daly
6th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
In office 1890–1900
Preceded by	Archibald McLelan
Succeeded by	Alfred Gilpin Jones
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Halifax
In office 1878–1883 Serving with Matthew Henry Richey
Preceded by	Alfred Gilpin Jones Patrick Power
In office 1883–1887 Serving with John Fitzwilliam Stairs
Succeeded by	Alfred Gilpin Jones Thomas Edward Kenny
Personal details
Born	February 6, 1836(1836-02-06) Quebec City, Lower Canada
Died	April 26, 1920(1920-04-26) (aged 84) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal-Conservative
Relations	Dominick Daly, father
Portfolio	Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (1885-1887)

Sir Malachy Bowes Daly, KCMG (February 6, 1836 – April 26, 1920) was a Canadian politician and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

Born in Quebec City, the son of Sir Dominick Daly, he was called to the bar in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1864. He was a private secretary to his father and to three governors of Nova Scotia: Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, and Sir William Fenwick Williams.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of Halifax in the 1878 federal election. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1882 elections. From 1885 to 1887, he was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons. From 1890 to 1900, for two terms, he was the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. In 1900, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Outside of politics, he was also a cricketer, playing twice for the Canada national cricket team in 1874.^[1] He also scored the first century in Canadian cricket in Halifax during the 1858 cricket season.^[2]

Family

At Halifax, July 4th, 1859, he married Joanna Kenny, second daughter of Sir Edward Kenny, a cabinet minister in the Sir John A. Macdonald government. On retiring from the Governorship, he, Lady Daly and their daughter, Miss Daly, were honoured by public testimonials. He was given a magnificent dressing case; Lady Daly was given a diamond star pendant and Miss Daly was given a diamond ring. Lady Daly served as a volunteer and as President of the Ladies' Auxiliary in connection with the Mission to Deep Sea Fisheries. She was an amateur actress, and performed at Government House in Nova Scotia. ^[3]

References

1. ^ Other matches played by Malachy Daly at CricketArchive
2. ^ Notable feats in Canadian cricket
3. ^ Morgan, Henry James Types of Canadian women and of women who are or have been connected with Canada : (Toronto, 1903) [1]

Sources

• "The Quebec History Encyclopedia". Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College. http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/encyclopedia/SirMalachyBowesDaly.htm. Retrieved November 2, 2006. 

External links

• Malachy Bowes Daly - Parliament of Canada biography

Persondata
Name	Daly, Malachy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 6, 1836
Place of birth	Quebec City, Lower Canada
Date of death	April 26, 1920
Place of death	Halifax, Nova Scotia