William E. Brophy

William Edward Brophy (July 1, 1885 – after 1929) was a grocer and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's East in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1927 to 1928.

Biography

William was the son of Edward Brophy and Anne Walsh. He was born in St. John's in 1885.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's Hall. Brophy was elected to St. John's City Council as an alderman in 1925[2] and served until 1929.[3] He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly in a 1927 by-election[2] held after Nicholas Vinnicombe was named to the Board of Liquor Control.[4] Brophy Lane and Brophy Place in St. John's are named in his honour.[5]

In 1913, Brophy married Mollie Canning.[2]

References

  1. ^ Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850–1949
  2. ^ a b c Who's Who in and from Newfoundland. 1927. p. 286.
  3. ^ Baker, Melvin (1988). "St. John's Municipal Chairmen and Mayors, 1888-1988". Newfoundland Quarterly. LXXX1V (1): 5–11. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  4. ^ "Elections". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. pp. 712–15.
  5. ^ "History:Street names, Areas, Monuments, Plaques" (PDF). City of St. John's Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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