John Alexander Sullivan

Who was John Alexander Sullivan?

John Alexander Sullivan was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Beauharnois, Quebec and became a lawyer.

Sullivan attended schools at Valleyfield, Quebec and at Montreal. He became president of Sullivan Gold Mines Ltd. and was the vice-president of the Bar of Montreal at one point.

He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Ann riding in the 1930 general election after unsuccessful campaigns at the Châteauguay—Huntingdon riding in 1925 and 1926. After serving only one term in the House of Commons, Sullivan did not seek re-election in 1935.