Joseph Downey (Ontario politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Puslinch, Ontario, Canada
About Joseph Downey (Ontario politician)
- Joseph Patrick "Joe" Downey (January 17, 1865 – 1926) was an Ontario journalist and political figure.
- He represented Wellington South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1911 as a Conservative member. He was born in Puslinch Township, Canada West, the son of Patrick Downey.
- He served as editor for the Guelph Herald from 1885 to 1907.
- Downey married Ellen Josephine Coghlan in 1893.
- In 1910, he was appointed superintendent for the Ontario Asylum for Idiots (later the Huronia Regional Centre).
- Downey died in Orillia in 1926.
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