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Birth | 4 March 1894 | |
Death | 4 May 1954 (aged 60 years) | |
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Michael Anthony Shea (Mar. 4, 1894 – May 4, 1954) was a politician in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1932 to 1934 as a United Newfoundland Party member.
The son of John P. Shea and Jane Griffon, he was born in St. John's and was educated there. Shea left school in 1909 to work as a clerk in the Monroe Export Co. In 1926, he became a director for the company. Shea was also a director for Newfoundland Wholesale Dry Goods Ltd. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1928 before being elected in 1932.
Shea married Ellen Mary Evans. He died in St. John's at the age of 60.