William E. Brophy
William Edward Brophy (July 1, 1885 – after 1929) was a grocer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1927 to 1928.
Biography
[edit]William was the son of Edward Brophy and Anne Walsh. He was born in St. John's in 1885.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's Hall. Brophy was elected to St. John's City Council as an alderman in 1925[2] and served until 1929.[3] He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1927 by-election[2] held after Nicholas Vinnicombe was named to the Board of Liquor Control.[4] Brophy Lane and Brophy Place in St. John's are named in his honour.[5]
In 1913, Brophy married Mollie Canning.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850–1949
- 1 2 3 Who's Who in and from Newfoundland. 1927. p. 286.
- ↑ Baker, Melvin (1988). "St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988". Newfoundland Quarterly. LXXX1V (1): 5–11. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ↑ "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 712–15.
- ↑ "History:Street names, Areas, Monuments, Plaques" (PDF). City of St. John's Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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