Moses Elijah McGarry was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond

Inverness—Richmond

Inverness—Richmond was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Inverness and Richmond—West Cape Breton ridings...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1940 to 1949 as a Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member.

He was born in Harvard Lakes, Nova Scotia, the son of James McGarry and Ann Tompkins. He was educated at the Guysboro Academy and Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

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. In 1903, he married Florence Irwin. McGarry was named Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia

Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia

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in 1939; he resigned his seat the following year to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He died in office at the age of 71.