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Edmund James Flynn
1847Nov, 16

Edmund James Flynn

Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1927)
Edmund James Flynn (November 16, 1847 – June 7, 1927) was a Canadian politician and the tenth premier of Quebec, from 1896 to 1897.

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    Battle of Buena Vista

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  • 12Sep

    Battle of Chapultepec

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