John V. Morrissy and the self-named Morrissy Bridge in Miramichi, NB

John V. Morrissy, a former cabinet minister in the New Brunswick government, and later a Member of Parliament in Ottawa, can be seen in this photograph (seated, middle of three in first row, handle-bar moustache). Later, John Veriker Morrissy was a Member of Parliament (for the Liberal Party of Canada) in Ottawa. His son, Charles J. Morrissy, followed him in a political career, and also served as an M.P. in Ottawa.

The Morrissy Bridge, that John V. Morrissy named after himself, across the Miramichi River joining Newcastle with Chatham, NB. We always heard about family (especially Dr. Herb Morrissy) living in Newcastle. The bridge was built, prefabricated, in Lachine, Quebec, not far from where I live, and later installed in Newcastle.