Arthur Boyle Explained

Arthur Boyle
Constituency Mp:Monck
Parliament:Canadian
Successor1:John Brown
Term Start1:1887
Term End1:1891
Predecessor2:John Brown
Term Start2:1892
Term End2:1892
Birth Place:Thorold, Canada West
Death Place:Niagara Falls, Ontario
Nationality:British subject
Party:Conservative Party
Occupation:Grocer

Arthur Boyle (1840/1841  - December 10, 1919) was a politician and grocer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1887 as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Monck. He was defeated by John Brown in the 1891 election, but was acclaimed back into office in 1892 after Brown was unseated. He then continued to represent the riding until its abolition in 1896.

In 1868, he married Annie E. Cormick. Boyle was reeve of Dunnville from 1877 to 1879 and was warden for Haldimand County from 1878 to 1879. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1886 provincial election.[1]

Arthur Boyle died at his home in Niagara Falls, Ontario on December 10, 1919.[2]

Notes and References

  1. A.J. Gemmill, The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887.
  2. News: Funeral of Arthur Boyle at Niagara Falls, Ont., today . . Niagara Falls, Ontario . 8 . 1919-12-12 . 2020-01-14 . Newspapers.com.