Preceded by Haughton Lennox Occupation barrister Preceded by Thomas Edwin Ross Name William Boys | Succeeded by John Thomas Simpson Role Politician Nationality British subject Died February 20, 1939 | |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1924. Born July 9, 1868
Barrie, Ontario, Canada ( 1868-07-09 ) Political party Conservative Party of Canada, Unionist Party | ||
William Alves Boys (July 9, 1868 – February 20, 1938) was a politician and barrister.
Born in Barrie, Ontario, he was mayor of Barrie between 1902 and 1904 and commissioner of Simcoe County, Ontario between 1905 and 1906. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1912 by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Simcoe South. He was re-elected in 1917 and 1921 then re-elected in the riding of Simcoe North in 1925 and 1926. He was the Whip of the Conservative Party (1921–1926) then Chief Government Whip in 1926. During the 16th Parliament, he was a member of the Special Joint Committee appointed on claims of the allied Indian tribes of British Columbia.
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