James Edward Lynott was a political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented Charlotte County

Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Charlotte County is located in the southwestern portion of New Brunswick, Canada.In most of the county, fishing and aquaculture dominate the local economy, although the town of St. Andrews is a tourist mecca and St...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1879 to ????.

He was born in St. George, New Brunswick

St. George, New Brunswick

St. George is a Canadian town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.St. George is nicknamed the "Granite Town" and is located on the Magaguadavic River between Passamaquoddy Bay and Lake Utopia. It is 70 km west of Saint John....

, the son of Edward Lynott and Mary Leddy, both natives of Ireland

Ireland

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. Lynott was named a magistrate in 1855. In 1863, he married Kathleen A. Sullivan. He served as secretary for the Grand Southern Railway Company, secretary for the school board at St. George and councillor for Charlotte County. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1870. He was Speaker for the provincial assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. Since 1994 the position has been elected by MLAs using a secret ballot. Previously, the Speaker had been appointed by motion of the house, in practice moved by the Premier of New...

from 1883 to 1886.