Harold James Kirby | |
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MPP for Eglinton | |
In office June 19, 1934 – June 30, 1943 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Maple, Ontario, Canada |
April 28, 1895
Died | October 20, 1956 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
(aged 61)
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.