John Patrick Molloy

The Hon. John Patrick Molloy
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher
In office 1908–1921
Preceded by	Joseph Ernest Cyr
Succeeded by	Arthur-Lucien Beaubien
Senator from Manitoba
In office 1925–1948
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Personal details
Born	(1873-03-13)March 13, 1873 Arthur, Ontario
Died	March 16, 1948(1948-03-16) (aged 75)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Farmer, veterinary surgeon

John Patrick Molloy (March 13, 1873 – March 16, 1948) was a Canadian veterinarian and politician.

Born in Arthur, Ontario of Irish Canadian parentage, Molloy was educated in the public and secondary schools of Ontario. He later attended the Ontario Veterinary College where he graduated in 1902. He spent the following year doing post graduate studies at the McKillip Veterinary College in Chicago where he received a M.D.V. degree. He returned to Canada settling in Morris, Manitoba where he established a practice.

He ran as a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1907 election but was defeated. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Provencher in the 1908 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1911 and 1917. He was defeated in 1921 and was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1925 representing the senatorial division of Provencher, Manitoba. He served until his death in 1948.

Electoral history

1917 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	John Patrick Molloy	2,035	52.4	-1.0
	Government (Unionist)	John Robert Johns	1,850	47.6	1.0
Total valid votes			3,885	100.0

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election.

1911 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Patrick Molloy	3,049	53.3	-1.3
	Conservative	Joseph Alfred Féréol Bleau	2,668	46.7	+1.3
Total valid votes			5,717	100.0

1908 Canadian federal election: Provencher
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Patrick Molloy	2,719	54.6	+4.5
	Conservative	Alphonse-Alfred-Clément Larivière	2,259	45.4	-4.5
Total valid votes			4,978	100.0

References

• "Senator John Patrick Molloy". Canadian Journal of Comparative Medicine. XII (4): 115. April 1948. PMC 1661370.
• John Patrick Molloy – Parliament of Canada biography