Duncan McArthur (March 17, 1885 – July 20, 1943) was an archivist, educator, civil servant and political figure in Ontario. He represented Simcoe Centre from 1940 to 1943 in the

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as a Liberal.

Background

Born in Dutton, Ontario, McArthur was educated in Dutton, at

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and at Osgoode Hall. He worked at the Dominion Archives of Canada from 1907 to 1912. In 1915, he was called to the Ontario bar and practised law in Toronto for two years. From 1919 to 1922, he was assistant general manager for a trust company. In 1920, McArthur married Floy Lawson. In 1922, he joined the history department at Queen's University, later serving as department head. In 1934, he became Ontario's Deputy Minister of Education.

Politics

McArthur was elected to the Ontario assembly by acclamation in 1940 following the death of Leonard Simpson. He served in the Ontario cabinet as Minister of Education from 1940 to 1943. McArthur died of a heart attack at his summer home at Grand Bend on

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at the age of 58.

Cabinet positions

Legacy

He was the author of several textbooks and contributed to the ''Cambridge History of the British Empire''. Duncan McArthur Hall at

, which houses the university's Faculty of Education, was named in his honour, as was Duncan McArthur Public School, also in

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(now closed).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McArthur, Duncan 1885 births 1943 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Queen's University at Kingston alumni Presidents of the Canadian Historical Association 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario