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Arthur Arnold Mahaffy

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A. A. Mahaffy
Ontario MPP
Ambassador to
In office
1903–1912
Preceded bySamuel Bridgeland
Succeeded bySamuel Armstrong
ConstituencyMuskoka
Personal details
Born(1861-12-30)December 30, 1861
Grey County, Canada West
DiedNovember 3, 1947(1947-11-03) (aged 85)
Bracebridge, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Alice Rosalie Thomson
(m. 1891)
OccupationLawyer

Arthur Arnold Mahaffy (December 30, 1861 – November 3, 1947) was an Ontario barrister and political figure. He represented Muskoka in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1903 to 1912 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Grey County, Canada West, the son of doctor John Mahaffy. In 1891, he married Alice Rosalie Thomson.[1] He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1903 by-election held after the death of Samuel Bridgeland.

Mahaffy later served as a judge. He died in Bracebridge on November 3, 1947.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ AJ Magurn (1906). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905.
  2. ^ Chitty, Robert Michael Willes (1947). "His honour, A. A. Mahaffy, of Bracebridge". The Fortnightly Law Journal. 17: 123.

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