Daniel Gallery was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician.

Born in Slivedooley, County Clare

County Clare

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, Ireland

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, the son of Thomas Gallery and Mary O'Neill, Gallery was educated at the Christian Brothers' School. A merchant, he was an Alderman and School Commissioner in Montreal. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 at the general elections of 1900

Canadian federal election, 1900

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. He was re-elected at the general elections of 1904

Canadian federal election, 1904

The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

. A Liberal

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, he served until 1906 when the election was declared void. He was defeated in the 1917 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1917

The 1917 Canadian federal election was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the "most bitter election in Canadian history", it was fought mainly over the issue of conscription...

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