Carrol Wilfred Delaney was a farmer, fur rancher, businessperson and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 5th Prince

5th Prince

5th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1996.The district comprised the city of Summerside.-Dual Member:...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1947 to 1951 as a Liberal

Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...

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He was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...

, the son of Dr. Mark Delaney and Mary Cosgrove. He was married twice: to Josephine Arsenault in 1930 and later to Alice Toombs. Delaney served on the town council for Summerside. He raised fox and mink for fur and grew potatoes. Delaney was also a ticketing agent for the Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

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 and owned a construction and trucking company. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in an 1946 by-election, losing to Francis J. MacNeill

Francis J. MacNeill

Francis J. "Peg" MacNeill was an educator and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 5th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1946 to 1947 as a Progressive Conservative....

. Delaney defeated MacNeill in the 1947 general election

Prince Edward Island general election, 1947

The Prince Edward Island general election, 1947, held on December 11, saw the best showing by the CCF in its history running on PEI. The CCF even finished in second place in 4th prince, due to an extremely controversial Conservative candidate. That Candidate would take less than 100 votes, and was,...

. He later moved to Hunter River

Hunter River, Prince Edward Island

Hunter River is a village located in Queens County in central Prince Edward Island just south-west of North Rustico. It is situated on the Hunter River....

, where he died at the age of 62.