October 23, 1867 –May 25, 1889
|Appointed by||Royal Proclamation|
|Succeeded by||Edward Murphy|
|Born||August 21, 1804|
Ballinakill, County Kildare, Ireland
|Died|| May 25, 1889 84) (aged|
|Relations||John B. Ryan (brother)|
Thomas Ryan (August 21, 1804 – May 25, 1889) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Senate of Canada for Victoria division from 1867 to 1889.
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