Henry F. Feehan

FEEHAN, HENRY FELIX, fisher, merchant, and farmer; b. ca. 11 July 1854 in Savage Harbour, son of Daniel Feehan of County Tipperary, Ireland, and Mary Mullen of Covehead; Roman Catholic; d. 25 December 1933 in Mount Stewart. Feehan, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1912 general election for 3rd Queens. He was defeated in the 1908 general election. Feehan went to public school, going on to attend St. Dunstan's College for one year. Following this he was a lobster fisher. Later, in partnership with his cousin James Feehan, and D. Mclnnis, he jointly operated a small store in Mount Stewart. According to Meacham's Atlas, Feehan was listed as owning a farm on French Village Road in Mt. Stewart in 1880. The Mt. Stewart store was carelessly run and customers often served themselves. To rectify matters, Feehan obtained a loan and bought out his partners, forming H. F. Feehan General Merchant and Dealer, which he operated for many years. In his will he left $4,500 to his niece, Anna Duffy, who kept house for him, but she received little from Feehan as the estate owed significant amounts. Though he had run a prosperous business, the Depression had taken a toll on his fortunes. According to one source, Feehan lived his adult life in Mt. Stewrart and in 1915 had a comfortable house built on the south side of the Hillsborough River. A second source states that in 1912, at least, he resided in Savage Harbour. In the 1881 Census, Feehan is named as a householder, and indicates that he lived with his mother and a number of brothers and sisters. The 1891 Census recorded that he was living with his mother and four sisters. A different source states that his mother stayed at the family homestead in Savage Harbour. A bachelor, Feehan was quoted as saying, "Well those that would have me, I wouldn't have and those I would have, wouldn't have me." Henry Feehan died 25 December 1933.