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Jeremiah Halleran | |
|---|---|
 Halleran in 1894 | |
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for St. John's East | |
| In office November 6, 1889 – November 6, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Michael J. O'Mara Robert Parsons Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James P. Fox Lawrence Furlong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1843 |
| Died | January 3, 1925 (aged 81) |
| Party | Liberal (1889–1893) Independent (1893) |
| Spouse |
Margaret F. Cleary
(m. 1865–1894) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Jeremiah Halleran (March 18, 1843 – January 3, 1925) was a Newfoundland merchant and politician. As a Liberal supporter of Premier William Whiteway, he represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1889 to 1893.
Business career
[edit]Halleran was born on March 18, 1843 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was educated at St. Mary's College there.[1] He came to Newfoundland as a young child but returned to Nova Scotia to attend school. He trained to be a carpenter and joiner.[2] Halleran worked in Little Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island, Portland, Maine, Boston and later Brooklyn, where he operated his own business. In 1875, he moved to Newfoundland and established a construction business. In 1879, in partnership with H.G. Herder, he set up a factory which manufactured wood products; the business also was involved in construction work. The factory was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1892.[2]
Politics
[edit]Halleran was elected as a Liberal in 1889 but then ran unsuccessfully for reelection as an independent candidate in 1893. He was a member of the St. John's Mechanics' Society and was president from 1891 to 1894. Soon afterwards, he left Newfoundland and died in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1925.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Mott, Henry (1894). Newfoundland Men: A Collection of Biographical Sketches, with Portraits [...]. Concord, New Hampshire: T. W. & J. F. Cragg. p. 109. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Riggs, Bert (1984). "Halleran, Jeremiah". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, volume 2. St. John's: Newfoundland Book Publishers Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
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