Stephen Tobin

Stephen Tobin (1836 – October 10, 1905) was a Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Halifax in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal member.^[1]

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia,^[1] the son of Thomas S. Tobin and grandson of Michael Tobin. He was educated in England. Tobin ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Nova Scotia Assembly in 1867.^[2] In 1868, he married Katharine Grey. Tobin served as mayor of Halifax from 1867 to 1870 and from 1878 to 1881.^[1] He was Danish consul at Halifax. Tobin also served as a commissioner of public schools.^[2] He died in Montreal at the age of 69.^[3]^[4]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Halifax
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	William Johnston Almon	2,528	25.55	Y
	Liberal	Stephen Tobin	2,486	25.12	Y
	Independent Liberal	Patrick Power	2,452	24.78
	Independent	Alfred Gilpin Jones	2,430	24.56
Total valid votes			9,896	100.00
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[5]

References

1 2 3 Stephen Tobin – Parliament of Canada biography
1 2 Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 256.
↑ Johnson, J.K., ed. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. p. 573.
↑ "Death of Mr. Stephen Tobin". The Montreal Star. 10 October 1905. p. 6.
↑ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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[parl-1] 1 2 3 Stephen Tobin – Parliament of Canada biography

[morgan-2] 1 2 Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 256.

[johnson-3] Johnson, J.K., ed. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. p. 573.

[4] "Death of Mr. Stephen Tobin". The Montreal Star. 10 October 1905. p. 6.

[5] Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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v t e Mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality 1996–present	Fitzgerald Kelly Savage, M. Fillmore
Town of Bedford 1979–1996	Cosman Roberts Christie Kelly
County of Halifax Wardens & Mayors 1880–1996	Laurie Archibald Chipman Shatford Wilson Madill Smith Taylor Bishop Smith Madill Brenton Smiley Hopkins Peverill Dowell Leverman Burris Settle Salton MacKenzie Lichter Ball
Town and City of Dartmouth 1873–1996	Symonds Troop Weeks Turner Payzant Stairs Frazee Weston Simmonds Scarfe Oland Sterns Johnson Scarfe Williams Notting Williams Simpson Vidito Mosher McLean Mosher Topple Mosher Isnor Pettipas Morris Akerley Zatsman Thornhill Stubbs Brownlow Savage, J. McCluskey
City of Halifax 1841–1996	Binney E. Kenny Williamson Keith Bell MacKinlay Jennings Stairs Hemmeon Pryor Caldwell MacKinlay Keith Pryor Scott Pryor Caldwell Hill Richey Tobin Henry Dunbar Duggan Sinclair Richey Tobin Fraser Mackintosh O'Mullin McPherson Keefe McPherson Stephen Hamilton Crosby MacIlreith Crosby Chisholm Bligh Martin Hawkins Parker Murphy J. B. Kenny Castonguay Ritchie Thompson Cragg Mitchell Donovan Lloyd Butler Ahern Kinley Donahoe Kitz Vaughan Lloyd Vaughan O'Brien Fitzgerald Morris Hanson Wallace Leiper Ducharme Fitzgerald

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