About Michael Kearney
Lived 1811 – 1885 (aged 73–74). Michael Kearney was a Canadian politician.
Michael Condon Kearney (c. 1811 – March 4, 1885) was a shipbuilder and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1865 to 1869.
He was born in Ferryland. Kearney operated ship yards on Conception Bay and at St. John's. He died at St. John's in 1885.
Kearney was known as Newfoundland's greatest ship builder. The most famous ships that were under his construction were the Ida, the Shamrock and the Gauntlet.
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Who was Michael Kearney?
Canadian shipbuilder and political figure in Newfoundland
When was Michael Kearney born?
Michael Kearney was born in 1811.
When did Michael Kearney die?
Michael Kearney died on 4 March 1885.
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Michael Kearney was a politician.
What nationality was Michael Kearney?
Michael Kearney was Canadian.
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