William James Dunlop (June 24, 1881 – February 2, 1961) was an

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teacher and political figure. He represented Eglinton in the

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from 1951 to 1961 as a Progressive Conservative member.

Background

He was born in

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, the son of Reverend James Cochrane Dunlop, and later moved to Stayner with his family. He was educated in local schools and also studied in Collingwood, in

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, at the

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and

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. He taught school for a number of years and was principal for schools in Tavistock and

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

. He became a member of the faculty of Education at the University of Toronto and also managed a magazine for teachers and the ''Canadian Historical Review''. Dunlop was an instructor for the Canadian Officers Training Corps from 1915 to 1916. He was Director of Extension for the University of Toronto from 1920 to 1951. Dunlop founded the Canadian Association for Adult Education in 1934 and served as its first president. He was also involved in military training during

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. Dunlop was a Grand Master for the Masonic Lodge in Ontario from 1937 to 1938.Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario. Grandmasters 1935-1952

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Politics

He served in the provincial cabinet as Ministry of Education (Ontario), Minister of Education from 1951 to 1959 and as Minister without Portfolio from 1959 to 1960. He died in office in 1961.

Cabinet posts

References

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* 1881 births 1960 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs University of Toronto alumni {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub