Michael Callanan

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
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office 1909–1916
Constituency	Cariboo
Personal details
Born	(1849-03-29)March 29, 1849 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Died	February 21, 1929(1929-02-21) (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]