Clarence F. Morrissey

MORRISSEY, CLARENCE FERDINAND, farmer and business person; b. 27 August 1876 in Tignish, son of Patrick Morrissey; m. 4 September 1910 Zita Catherine Kinch, and they had seven children, of whom three names are known, Claude, Annette, and Frances; Roman Catholic; d. 25 December 1960 in Charlottetown. Morrissey, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election held 19 December 1945 for 1st Prince. He was defeated in the general election of 1947. In 1952 he served as one of the first Village Commissioners of Tignish. Morrissey lived in Tignish his entire life. At 18, due to the death of his father, he helped provide for his mother and younger brothers and sisters. For many years, Morrissey owned and operated a large lobster packing plant in Black Marsh, just north of Tignish. He was also a successful fox farmer. Clarence Morrissey died 25 December 1960.Zita Morrissey, the daughter of James Kinch, was born 14 February 1886 and died 20 January 1968.