Richard Tooley (November 25, 1820 – February 28, 1910) was an
Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented
Middlesex East
Middlesex East was a former federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Middlesex into th ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
from 1871 to 1883 and from 1886 to 1894 as a member of the
Conservative party.
He was born in
Devonshire,
England in 1820 and came to
Middlesex County in
Canada West in 1855. He served on the town council for
North Dorchester Township from 1863 to 1870 and was county warden in 1870. He was elected to the provincial assembly as a
Conservative in 1871. He resigned in 1883 but ran again in 1886.
External links
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''The History of the County of Middlesex, Canada'', D. Brock & M. Moon (1889)''
1820 births
1910 deaths
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
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