Thomas Carney(ca 1830 – 1905)[1]was anAmerican-born inventor and political figure inManitoba,Canada. He representedEmersonfrom 1880 to 1883 in theLegislative Assembly of Manitobaas aConservative.
He was born inBradford County, Pennsylvaniaand was educated there. Carney married Mary Ann Kaufelt. In 1873, he came to Manitoba and, with William Newton Fairbanks, founded the town ofEmerson.Carney was mayor of Emerson from 1880 to 1883.[1]He was elected to the Manitoba assembly in an 1880 by-election held afterWilliam Nashwas named registrar.[2]While in Emerson, he developed an idea for a "coin changer" (cash register). In 1884, he left Emerson to join theNational Cash Registercompany. Carney died inDayton, Ohio.[1]
References
edit- ^abc"Thomas Carney (c1830-1905)".Memorable Manitobans.Manitoba Historical Society.Retrieved2012-10-02.
- ^Robertson, John Palmerston (1887).A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-west Territories.Call printing Company. pp.90–91.Retrieved2012-09-28.
External links
edit- "Patent search for inventor Thomas Carney".Google patents.Retrieved2012-10-02.