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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = 
| name             = George Valentine McInerney
| honorific-suffix = 
| image            = GeorgeValentineMcInerney23.jpg
| constituency_MP  = [[Kent (New Brunswick federal electoral district)|Kent]]
| parliament       = Canadian
| predecessor      = [[Édouard H. Léger]]
| successor        = [[Olivier J. Leblanc]]
| term_start       = 1892
| term_end         = 1900
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1857|02|14}}
| birth_place      = Kingston (Five Rivers), New Brunswick
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1908|01|12|1857|02|14}}
| death_place      = Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
| nationality      = 
| spouse           = 
| party            = [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]]
| relations        = 
| children         = [[Ralph McInerney]]
| residence        = 
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'''George Valentine McInerney,''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|QC}} (February 14, 1857 &ndash; January 12, 1908) was a lawyer and politician in [[New Brunswick]]. He represented [[Kent (New Brunswick federal electoral district)|Kent]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1892 to 1900 as a [[Liberal-Conservative]] member.

He was born on [[Valentine's Day]] in Kingston (later [[Five Rivers, New Brunswick|Five Rivers]]), the son of [[Owen McInerney]] and Mary McAuley. McInerney was educated at the [[University of St. Joseph's College|College of Saint Joseph]] in [[Memramcook, New Brunswick|Memramcook]], [[Boston University]] and [[Harvard University]]. He was called to the bar in 1880 and became a criminal lawyer in [[Richibucto, New Brunswick|Richibucto]]. He served as secretary-treasurer for [[Kent County, New Brunswick|Kent County]] from 1880 to 1900. In 1882, he married Christina, the daughter of [[Henry O'Leary]]. In 1894, he was named [[Queen's Counsel]]. McInerney also lectured at the Saint John Law School (now the law faculty of the [[University of New Brunswick]]).

He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament in 1878, 1882, 1883 and 1887 and again in 1890 for the provincial assembly. He was finally elected in an 1892 by-election. McInerney was defeated in bids for reelection in 1900 and 1904; he also ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1903.

McInerney was trustee and, for a time, co-editor of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] newspaper, the ''Freeman''. He died in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]] at the age of 50.

His son [[Ralph McInerney|Ralph]] also served in the provincial assembly.

== Electoral record ==
{{1900 Canadian federal election/Kent}}
{{1896 Canadian federal election/Kent}}

{{CanElec1-by|December 6, 1892}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|George McInerney| acclaimed}}
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{{1887 Canadian federal election/Kent}}

{{CanElec1-by|September 22, 1883}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Kent (New Brunswick federal electoral district)|Kent|[[Pierre-Amand Landry]]| 1,638| 59.8| -4.8}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|George McInerney| 1,100| 40.2| +4.8}}
{{end}}
{{1882 Canadian federal election/Kent}}
{{1878 Canadian federal election/Kent}}

== References ==
*[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6908 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=7298}}

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[[Category:Canadian King's Counsel]]
[[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs]]
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[[Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada]]