Isaiah Mawhinney (12 December 1830 – 26 January 1913) was an Irish-born political figure in Manitoba. He represented Burnside from 1883 to 1886 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative.
Isaiah Mawhinney
He was born in County Monaghan and was educated there.[1] In 1850, he married Elizabeth Rutledge. Mawhinney came to Manitoba in 1873.[2] In 1885, he was elected Provincial Grand Master for the Orange Order. Mawhinney was defeated by Kenneth McKenzie when he ran for reelection in 1886.[1] He died at Victoria, British Columbia in 1913.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Isaiah Mawhinney (c1830-?)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Mackintosh, Charles H (1883). The Canadian parliamentary companion. p. 308. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
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