Patrick Canning

Pat Canning
MHA for Burin-Placentia West
In office
1975–1979
Preceded byLeo Barry
Succeeded byDon Hollett
In office
1949–1972
Succeeded byLeo Barry
Personal details
Born(1915-03-17)March 17, 1915
Merasheen, Newfoundland
Died1991 (aged 75–76)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Political partyLiberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Patrick Joseph Canning (March 17, 1915 – 1991) was a Canadian educator, business owner and politician in Newfoundland. He represented the electoral district of Burin-Placentia West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1949 to 1972 and 1975 to 1979. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[1]

The son of Bernard Canning and Elizabeth Pomroy, he was born in 1915 in Merasheen[2] and was educated there[2] and at Memorial University College. Canning joined the Royal Navy in 1940 and saw service in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II. After the war, he taught school for several years and then was employed as manager for James Baird Ltd. in Marystown from 1949 to 1951. In 1951, he set up his own business Central Stores there.[1] Canning also served as president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Truckers' Association.[3]

He married Helen Fleming; the couple had two daughters.[4]

Canning was first elected to the Newfoundland assembly in 1949 and then was reelected in 1952, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1966 and 1971. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1972 but was reelected in 1975, defeating cabinet minister Leo Barry. Canning retired from politics in 1979 and died in 1991.[5][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Canning, Patrick J". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 326.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 1978.
  3. ^ "A New Party, A New Era" (PDF). Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
  4. ^ Who's Who in Newfoundland and Labrador (PDF). 1961.
  5. ^ "Holy Sepulchre R.C. Cemetery (St. John's West) Field Of Honour". Newfoundland Grand Banks genealogy.