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Harold James Kirby

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Harold James Kirby
Ontario MPP
In office
1934–1943
Preceded byAlvin McLean
Succeeded byLeslie Blackwell
ConstituencyEglinton
Personal details
Born(1895-04-28)April 28, 1895
Maple, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 20, 1956(1956-10-20) (aged 61)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyLiberal

Harold James Kirby (April 28, 1895 – October 20, 1956) was a lawyer, real estate agent[1] and political figure in Ontario. He represented Eglinton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal member.

Background

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He was born in Maple,[1][2] the son of James Henry Kirby, and educated in North Toronto and at Osgoode Hall. Kirby served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.[1] He died following a heart attack in 1956.[3]

Politics

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He was Minister of Health from 1937 to 1943 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1942 to 1943.

Cabinet positions

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Ontario provincial government of Mitchell Hepburn
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Farquhar Oliver Minister of Public Welfare
1942-1943
Farquhar Oliver
James Faulkner Minister of Health
1937-1943
Percy Vivian

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ontario Cabinet Assumes Tasks". Windsor Daily Star. October 13, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  3. ^ "Health Minister For Six Years Under Hepburn". The Globe and Mail. October 22, 1956. p. 4.
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