C. Gavan Duffy

DUFFY, K.C., CHARLES GAVAN. lawyer and judge; b. 2 November 1874 in Kinkora, son of James Duffy and Elizabeth Smith; m. 25 September 1906 Ethel Mary Eden, and they had one child, Wilfred Francis; Roman Catholic; d. 14 March 1958. Duffy, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1919 for 5,h Queens. He was defeated in the general elections of 1915, 1923, and 1927. On 6 April 1920, he was elected Speaker. Duffy was first educated at the Kinkora Public School. Later he attended Prince of Wales College and St. Dunstan's College. Following these studies, he read law with Walter A. O. Morson*. Duffy was called to the Bar in 1903, and until 1909 practised law with Morson. After 1909, he practised alone under the firm name Morson and Duffy. In 1921 Duffy was named King's Counsel, and in 1930 he became a Judge of the Queens County Court. Duffy was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Following his early years in Kinkora, he resided on Brighton Avenue in Charlottetown. Charles Duffy died 14 March 1958. Ethel Duffy, the daughter of Frank Eden of Halifax, was born ca. 1882 and died 25 January 1953.