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18th Parliament Of Ontario
The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929, until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson. George Stewart Henry replaced Ferguson as party leader and Premier in December 1930 after Ferguson was named Canadian High Commissioner in London. Thomas Ashmore Kidd served as speaker for the assembly. Members elected to the Assembly Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation An acclamation is a form of election that does not use a ballot. It derives from the ancient Roman word ''acclamatio'', a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval towards imperial officials in certain social contexts. Voting Voice vot .... Timeline External links Members in Parliament 18 References {{DEFAULTSORT:18th Legislativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Ontario General Election
The 1934 Ontario general election was the 19th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Mitchell Hepburn, defeated the governing Ontario Conservative Party, led by George Stewart Henry. Hepburn was assisted by Harry Nixon's Progressive bloc of MLAs who ran in this election as Liberal-Progressives on the understanding that they would support a Hepburn led government. Nixon, himself, became a senior cabinet minister in the Hepburn government. The Liberals won a majority in the Legislature, while the Conservatives lost four out of every five seats that they had won in the previous election. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in its first provincial election, ran 37 candidates and won a seat in the Ontario Legislature for the first time with the election of Samuel Lawrence in Hamilton East. The United Farmers of Ontario had affi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Russell Nesbitt
Arthur Russell Nesbitt (November 1, 1883 – July 11, 1962) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He was elected to Toronto City Council for Ward 4 beginning in 1920, was subsequently elected to the Toronto Board of Control and then was elected provincially representing Toronto Northwest and then Bracondale in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1937 as a Conservative member. He was born in Nestleton, Durham County, Ontario, the son of George M. Nesbitt. Nesbitt was educated at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall, was called to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Toronto. In 1913, he married Sadie Harrison Brown. Nesbitt was a Master in the Orange Lodge The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant fraternal order based in Northern Ireland and primarily associated with Ulster Protestants, particularly those of Ulster Scots heritage. It als .... He and Sadie raised one daughter together. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William John MacKay
William John MacKay was a Canadian politician from the Ontario Liberal Party. He represented Bruce South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1934. References See also * 18th Parliament of Ontario The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929, until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson. George Stewart Henry r ... {{DEFAULTSORT:MacKay, William John Year of birth missing Place of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of death unknown Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Bruce County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Patterson Mewhinney
Alexander Patterson Mewhinney (April 26, 1873 – October 29, 1929) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Bruce West and then Bruce North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1929 as a Liberal member. He was born in Bruce Township, Ontario, the son of Joseph Mewhinney, and took over the operation of the family farm. In 1906, he married Maud Cole. He served on the township council and was reeve from 1913 to 1914 and warden for Bruce County in 1914. Mewhinney served as whip for the Liberals in the provincial assembly. He was a district deputy in the Masonic lodge. Mewhinney suffered a fatal stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ... while campaigning for reelection in 1929. References External links *''Bruce Township tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce South (provincial Electoral District)
Bruce South was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce South (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Wellington Elliott
Frederick Wellington Elliott (August 15, 1873 – November 26, 1933) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Bruce North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1933 as a Liberal member. He was born in Southampton, Ontario Southampton is a community on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, and close to Port Elgin. It is located at the mouth of the Saugeen River in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory. The size of the town is 6.44 square kilome ..., the son of Sidney M. Elliott and Margaret Spence. In 1900, he married Emma Crowe. Elliott served as clerk for Saugeen township from 1905 to 1930 and as county clerk from 1915 to 1930. He died in office at the age of 60. References External links * 1873 births 1933 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce North (provincial Electoral District)
Bruce North was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce North (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezekiah Allan Clark
Hezekiah Allan Clark (September 7, 1875 – March 19, 1939) was a dentist and political figure in Ontario. He represented Brockville in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1934 as a Conservative member. The son of Joseph Clark and Mary Jane Allan, he was born in Reids Mills, Ontario and educated in Kemptville Kemptville is a community located in the Municipality of North Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It is located approximately south of the downtown core of Ottawa and s .... In 1913, Clark married Geraldine Cornell. He was a member of the Brockville Public Utilities Comssision and also served on the town council. After his sudden death in Brockville in 1939, he was buried at Oakland Cemetery in that same city. References External links * 1875 births 1939 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockville (provincial Electoral District)
Brockville was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ... and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election. Members of Provincial Parliament References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brockville (provincial electoral district) Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred McBrien
Frederick George McBrien (15 June 1888 – 2 July 1938) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Toronto Southwest and then Brockton from 1923 to 1934 and Parkdale from 1937 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member. He died in office at the age of 50. He was born in on 15 June 1888 in the Mono Township, Dufferin County, Ontario and educated in Toronto and at Osgoode Hall. He was a newspaper boy for the Toronto Star in his youth. When he was 17, he opened a hardware store with his younger brother William, supplying builders in Toronto's growing outlying areas. He began studying law at Osgoode Hall 1914, while still running his hardware business, and graduated in 1922. McBrien was named King's Counsel in 1934. He first ran for city council in 1908, and after three tries, was elected on 1 January 1911 as the Alderman for Ward 6 of the former City of Toronto, in the west-end. At the time, Toronto had yearly city council electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockton (electoral District)
Brockton was an Ontario provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in the old City of Toronto's west-end. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 until 1934, when it was abolished and redistributed into the Parkdale (provincial electoral district), Parkdale and Dovercourt (electoral district), Dovercourt districts. Its only Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) was Fred McBrien. When his district was abolished, he decided not to seek re-election in another district. Boundaries The northern boundary was the city's northern boundary with York, Toronto, York Township, starting at Lavender Road, through the northern side of Rowntree Avenue, continuing just north of Innes Avenue, through Prospect Cemetery and ending at Morrison Avenue. It then went southwards along its eastern border on the western edge of Dufferin Street to Lake Ontario. The western border picked up on land on Dowling Avenue and then jogged west on the north side of Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Martin
William George Martin (September 13, 1886 – December 19, 1973) was a Canadian clergyman and politician. Martin represented Brantford in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member and St. Matthews as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966. Background He was born in Milton Abbot, Devonshire, England, the son of William Martin, and came to Canada in 1910, settling in Calgary, Alberta. He was ordained a minister of the Congregational Church there. He returned to England in 1912 promoting immigration on behalf of the Canadian government. On his return to Canada, he received a degree in theology from Victoria College in Toronto, Ontario. He served as an assistant minister for the Methodist Church in Hamilton and then was a chaplain overseas during World War I. He returned to serve with the Congregational Church in Brantford. In 1935, Martin was historian for the Canadian expedition to the Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |