Arthur Cyril Boyce Explained

Arthur Cyril Boyce
Constituency Mp:Algoma West
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:District created in 1903
Successor:Thomas Edward Simpson
Term Start:1904
Term End:1917
Birth Date:12 September 1867
Birth Place:Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Party:Conservative

Arthur Cyril Boyce (September 12, 1867  - August 4, 1942) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Boyce was educated at private educational institutions in Wakefield, York and Carlisle, England, and Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto. A lawyer, he practised law in Port Arthur (1890–1892), Rat Portage (1893–1903) and in Sault Ste. Marie.

He represented the electoral district of Algoma West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917, during which time he became involved in the case of Angelina Napolitano, a Sault Ste. Marie woman who became the first in Canada to use the battered woman defence.[1] He was a member of the Conservative Party.

He died in Toronto on August 4, 1942.[2]

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  1. Napolitano (Neapolitano), Angelina . Franca . Iacovetta . 15 .
  2. News: Arthur C. Boyce Dies In Toronto In His 75th Year . . 10 . 1942-08-04 . 2020-07-12 . Newspapers.com.