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Michael Hamilton Foley
Michael Hamilton Foley (1820 – April 8, 1870) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.
He was born in Sligo in Ireland in 1820 and came to Port Colborne in Upper Canada with his parents in 1822. He began work as a school teacher but later worked as a journalist on several newspapers while studying law. He was called to the bar in 1851. In 1854, he was elected to the 5th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing North Waterloo as a Reformer;
October 1854 – 1857
4. Sidney Smith, February 1858 – August 1858
5. Michael Hamilton Foley, August 1858
6. Sir John A. Macdonald, August 1858
- Sidney Smith (second time), September 1858 – May 1862
- Michael Hamilton Foley (second time), May 1862 – May 1863
7. Oliver Mowat, May 1863 – March 1864
- Michael Hamilton Foley (third time), March 1864 – May 1864
8. Oliver Mowat (second time), June