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Name
  
Harold Kirby

Born
  
April 28, 1895 Maple, Ontario (
1895-04-28
)

Died
  
October 20, 1956(1956-10-20) (aged 61) Toronto, Ontario

Political party
  
Ontario Liberal Party

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

He was born in Maple, 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. He was Minister of Health from 1937 to 1943 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1942 to 1943. He died following a heart attack in 1956.

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Harold James Kirby Wikipedia