Michael Callanan (March 29, 1849 – February 21, 1929) was an Irish-born physician and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cariboo from 1909 until his retirement at the 1916 election in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.
Michael Callanan | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1909–1916 | |
| Constituency | Cariboo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1849 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | February 21, 1929 (aged 79) New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Political party | British Columbia Conservative Party |
| Occupation | physician |
He was born in 1849 in Clonakilty, County Cork, the son of Daniel J. Callanan,[1] and was educated at Trinity College Dublin[2] and in Paris. From 1875 to 1873, he practised in Kilbrittain and Rosscarbery.[1] He came to Canada, settling in the Northwest Territories. Later, Callanan practised in Nanaimo and Victoria for eight years before moving to Quesnel in 1894[2] and Barkerville in 1899.[3] Callanan was a physician for the Royal Cariboo Hospital in Barkerville. In 1885, he married Hannah Healy.[1] He retired to New Westminster in 1922. In 1929, Callanan died at St. Mary's Hospital in New Westminster after an extended illness.[2]