William Ryan (Canadian politician)
Canadian politician (1887–1938)
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William Michael Ryan (22 November 1887 – 4 January 1938) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and became a barrister and journalist.
22 November 1887
William Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for St. John—Albert | |
| In office October 1935 – January 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Murray MacLaren |
| Succeeded by | Allan McAvity |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Michael Ryan 22 November 1887 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 4 January 1938 (aged 50) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Alice Duston m. 12 June 1918[1] |
| Profession | barrister, journalist |
Ryan attended University of St. Joseph's College where he earned a Master of Arts degree, then King College Law School where he earned a Bachelor of Civil Law. He became a journalist for New Brunswick newspaper the Telegraph-Journal and Regina Leader.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the St. John—Albert riding in the 1935 general election after unsuccessful campaigns there in 1926 and 1930. Ryan died in Saint John on 4 January 1938 before completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament, on the same day that another House of Commons member, George Perley, died.[2][3]
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Ryan | 15,125 | 48.0 | +13.9 | ||||
| Conservative | Douglas King Hazen | 11,643 | 36.9 | -19.0 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Paul Cross | 4,094 | 13.0 | |||||
| Independent Liberal | Howe Cowan | 672 | 2.1 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,534 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: popular vote is compared to the party's total share of the popular vote in the 1930 general election.
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Murray MacLaren | 16,454 | 33.0 |  | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Bell | 16,395 | 32.9 | | ||||
| Liberal | Allan McAvity | 8,595 | 17.3 | |||||
| Liberal | William Ryan | 8,371 | 16.8 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 49,815 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total Conservative vote: 32,849, or 65.9% of the total, an increase of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 16,966, or 34.1%, a decrease of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.
| 1926 Canadian federal election: St. John—Albert | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | Murray MacLaren | 12,441 | 31.0 | | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas Bell | 12,310 | 30.7 | | ||||
| Liberal | William Michael Ryan | 8,007 | 20.0 | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Thomas Hayes | 7,356 | 18.3 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 40,114 | 100.0% | ||||||
Total Conservative vote: 24,751, or 61.7% of the total, a decrease of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 15,363, or 38.3% of the total, an increase of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.
