Henry J. Friel

Henry James Friel
Henry James Friel
Henry James Friel
Henry J. Friel, 1863
Mayor of Bytown
In office
1854–1854
Preceded byJoseph-Balsora Turgeon
Succeeded byJohn Bower Lewis
4th Mayor of Ottawa
In office
1863–1864
Preceded byAlexander Workman
Succeeded byMoss Kent Dickinson
In office
1868–1869
Preceded byRobert Lyon
Succeeded byJohn Rochester
Personal details
Born15 April 1823
Montreal, Quebec
Died16 May 1869
Ottawa, Ontario

Henry James Friel (15 April 1823 – 16 May 1869) was mayor of Bytown in 1854 and then of Ottawa in 1863 and 1868–1869.[1]

He was born in Montreal of Irish Catholic parents Charles Friel and Cecila Brennan on 15 April 1823. His family moved to Bytown, which was later renamed Ottawa, in 1827.

  1. ^ Mullington, Dave (2005). Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948). GeneralStore PublishingHouse. pp. 26–28.