Stewart Mulvey
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Stewart Mulvey was a Canadian
teacher, newspaper editor, militia officer, office holder and politician.
Born in Sligo
, Ireland, the son of Henry Mulvey and Barbara McGee, Mulvey was a teacher starting at the age of 16 in Irish National School system and the schools of the Church Educational Society. In 1856, he emigrated to Upper Canada
at the invitation of Egerton Ryerson
, the superintendent of education for Upper Canada, settling in Haldimand County where he was a teacher and editor of the local newspaper. He also served as a lieutenant in the 37th (Haldimand) Battalion of Rifles.
In 1870, he joined the Red River expeditionary force
and left for Winnipeg
. From 1871 to 1873, Mulvey was editor of the Winnipeg newspaper, the Manitoba Liberal. From 1873 to 1882, he was a collector with the Department of Inland Revenue. During the North-West Rebellion
, he served as a major in the 95th Battalion (Manitoba Grenadiers). A Protestant, he was active in the Orange Lodge in Winnipeg.
From 1883 to 1888, he was an alderman on the Winnipeg City Council
. In the 1882 election
, he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons
for the electoral district of Selkirk
. In 1896, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
for the electoral district of Morris
. A independent, he was defeated in 1899.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
teacher, newspaper editor, militia officer, office holder and politician.
Born in Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
, Ireland, the son of Henry Mulvey and Barbara McGee, Mulvey was a teacher starting at the age of 16 in Irish National School system and the schools of the Church Educational Society. In 1856, he emigrated to Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
at the invitation of Egerton Ryerson
Egerton Ryerson
Adolphus Egerton Ryerson was a Methodist minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada...
, the superintendent of education for Upper Canada, settling in Haldimand County where he was a teacher and editor of the local newspaper. He also served as a lieutenant in the 37th (Haldimand) Battalion of Rifles.
In 1870, he joined the Red River expeditionary force
Red River Rebellion
The Red River Rebellion or Red River Resistance was the sequence of events related to the 1869 establishment of a provisional government by the Métis leader Louis Riel and his followers at the Red River Settlement, in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba.The Rebellion was the first crisis...
and left for Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. From 1871 to 1873, Mulvey was editor of the Winnipeg newspaper, the Manitoba Liberal. From 1873 to 1882, he was a collector with the Department of Inland Revenue. During the North-West Rebellion
North-West Rebellion
The North-West Rebellion of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel against the Dominion of Canada...
, he served as a major in the 95th Battalion (Manitoba Grenadiers). A Protestant, he was active in the Orange Lodge in Winnipeg.
From 1883 to 1888, he was an alderman on the Winnipeg City Council
Winnipeg City Council
The Winnipeg City Council is the governing body of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.-2006-2010:Council elected in the 2006 election:-2010-2014:...
. In the 1882 election
Canadian federal election, 1882
The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Canada.Prime Minister Sir John A...
, he ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
for the electoral district of Selkirk
Selkirk (electoral district)
Selkirk was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1979.This riding was created in 1871 when the province of Manitoba was created....
. In 1896, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
for the electoral district of Morris
Morris (electoral district)
Morris is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879, and has existed continuously since that time. The constituency is named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.Morris is a...
. A independent, he was defeated in 1899.