William Ryan (Canadian politician)

rdf:langString William Ryan (Canadian politician)

rdf:langString William Ryan

rdf:langString William Ryan

rdf:langString Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

rdf:langString Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

rdf:langString William Michael Ryan

rdf:langString barrister, journalist

rdf:langString Mary Alice Duston

rdf:langString January 1938

rdf:langString October 1935

rdf:langString 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. 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. 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. Note: popular vote is compared to the party's total share of the popular vote in the 1930 general election. 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. 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.

rdf:langString William Michael Ryan