Thomas Mayne Daly (February 17, 1827 – March 4, 1885) was a businessman and political figure in Canada West (later Ontario). He represented the riding of Perth North in the House of Commons of Canada and Perth North in the Ontario Provincial Parliament.

Thomas Mayne Daly
Ontario MPP
In office
February 1, 1874 – December 23, 1874
Preceded byAndrew Monteith
Succeeded byDavid Davidson Hay
ConstituencyPerth North
Member of Parliament
for Perth North
In office
1872–1874
Preceded byJames Redford
Succeeded byAndrew Monteith
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
In office
1862–1863
Preceded byMichael Hamilton Foley
Succeeded byRobert MacFarlane
In office
1854–1861
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byMichael Hamilton Foley
ConstituencyPerth County, Province of Canada
Personal details
Born(1827-02-17)February 17, 1827
Hamilton, Upper Canada
DiedMarch 4, 1885(1885-03-04) (aged 58)
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
ProfessionBusinessman

He was born in Hamilton, Upper Canada in 1827 and studied at Upper Canada College. He ran a stage coach company, operated a grain mill and published the Stratford Examiner. He was a contractor, building roads in Perth County and also railroads in Canada and the United States. From 1848 to 1849, he served on the Huron District council and, in 1850, on the council for the united counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce.

In 1854, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Perth County; he originally described himself as an independent Reformer, but tended to support the Liberal-Conservative party once elected. He was reelected in 1857 but was defeated by Michael Hamilton Foley in 1861. Foley was appointed to the cabinet and ran in Waterloo North; Daly defeated Robert MacFarlane in an 1862 by-election to regain the seat for Perth. However, in 1863, McFarlane won the seat.

Daly was mayor of Stratford from 1869 to 1870 and again from 1876 to 1878. In 1872, he was elected to the House of Commons for Perth North. He was elected for Perth North provincially in an 1874 by-election, but was not reelected in 1875. In 1884, he was appointed deputy collector of customs at Stratford, thanks to his connections with the Conservative Party. He died in Stratford in 1885.

His son, Thomas Mayne Daly, was a member of parliament and cabinet minister from Manitoba.

Electoral history

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Federal

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1867 Canadian federal election: Perth North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal James Redford 1,515
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,307
Unknown Grey 0
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1872 Canadian federal election: Perth North
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal-Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,848
  Liberal James Redford 1,792
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

Provincial

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Ontario provincial by-election, February 1874: Perth North
Resignation of Andrew Monteith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Mayne Daly Sr. 1,864 54.25 −3.63
Independent J. Corcoran 1,572 45.75  
Total valid votes 3,436 100.0   +22.02
Conservative hold Swing −3.63
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 292 

References

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  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
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