Joseph O'Connell Ryan

Joseph O'Connell Ryan (December 18, 1841 – July 26, 1938) was a Canadian politician, barrister and editor.^[1]

Joseph O'Connell Ryan
Member of Parliament for Marquette
In office 1874–1878
Preceded by	Robert Cunningham
Succeeded by	Joseph O'Connell Ryan
In office 1878–1882
Preceded by	Joseph O'Connell Ryan
Succeeded by	Robert Watson
Personal details
Born	December 18, 1841 Dunnville, Canada West, Province of Canada
Died	July 26, 1938(1938-07-26) (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, USA
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Mary Helena Macmanamin
Profession	barrister, editor

Born in Dunnville, Canada West, the son of John O'Connell and the former Miss Ryan, he was educated at Regiopolis College; he adopted his mother's surname. In 1868, he married Mary Helena Macmanamin. He was editor of the British American in Kingston in 1870. Ryan was called to the Ontario bar in 1869 and to the Manitoba bar in 1872. He practised law in Portage la Prairie.^[2]

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in an 1874 by-election to represent the riding of Marquette after losing the election earlier that year to Robert Cunningham. He was acclaimed in a by-election in 1878.^[1] From 1882 to 1916, Ryan was judge in the County Court for the Central Judicial District in Manitoba.

He died in Los Angeles, California at the age of 96.^[2]

References

1. Joseph O'Connell Ryan – Parliament of Canada biography
2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.