He was born in
Ballymacash, Ireland in 1813 and came to
Montreal, where his brothers had already settled, in 1827. In 1834, he was hired as a clerk in a hardware company operated by
John Frothingham and his brother
William; he became a partner in 1843 and sole owner in 1859. He also served as president of the
Molson Bank and a director of the
Sun Mutual Life Insurance Company in Montreal, serving as president from 1871 to 1889. He served as a volunteer to help put down the
Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1866, he was named
justice of the peace.
House of Commons He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867, but did not run again until an
1875 by-election in Montreal West after the sitting member was unseated.
Death and burial He died from
diabetes in Montreal in 1889. He is interred in Montreal’s
Mount Royal Cemetery. == Legacy ==