Thomas Henry McConica was an American

United States

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-born lawyer, farmer and political figure in Ohio

Ohio

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 and Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada. He represented Battleford

Battleford (electoral district)

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1921 to 1925 as a Progressive Party

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 member.

He was born in Fulton, Ohio

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, the son of John C. McConica, and was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University

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 and the law school of Cincinnati College

University of Cincinnati

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. He married Flora Banker in 1884. He practised law in Findlay, Ohio

Findlay, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...

 and served in the Ohio Senate

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 from 1891 to 1896; McConica was President of the Ohio Senate from 1894 to 1896. Two of his sons had settled in Luseland, Saskatchewan

Luseland, Saskatchewan

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 and McConica and his wife joined them there in 1909. He served two years as registrar for the court in Kerrobert

Kerrobert, Saskatchewan

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. He was nominated to run federally as a Liberal candidate in 1914 but withdrew as a candidate after a Union government

Unionist Party (Canada)

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 was proposed. McConica died of influenza

Influenza

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at the age of 77 after suffering from poor health for a number of years.