John Robert Boyle
| John Robert Boyle | |
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| Leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta | |
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In office 1922–1924 |
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| Preceded by | Albert Ewing |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Mitchell |
| Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party | |
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In office 1922–1924 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Mitchell |
| Alberta Attorney General | |
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In office August 23, 1918 – July 18, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Wilson Cross |
| Succeeded by | John Edward Brownlee |
| Alberta Minister of Education | |
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In office May 4, 1912 – August 26, 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Charles R. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | George P. Smith |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office July 18, 1921 – August 27, 1924 |
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| Constituency | Edmonton |
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In office November 9, 1905 – July 18, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Carson |
| Constituency | Sturgeon |
| Alderman on the Edmonton City Council | |
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In office December 12, 1904 – May 7, 1906 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1 or 3, 1870 or 1871 Sykeston, Ontario |
| Died | February 15, 1936 (aged 65–66) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Alberta Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dora Shaw (2 children) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
John Robert Boyle, KC (February 1, 1870 or February 3, 1871 – February 15, 1936) was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta, and a judge on the Supreme Court of Alberta. Born in Ontario, he came west and eventually settled in Edmonton, where he practiced law. After a brief stint on Edmonton's first city council, he was elected in Alberta's inaugural provincial election as a Liberal. During the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal, he was a leader of the Liberal insurgency that forced Premier Alexander Cameron Rutherford from office.
Though initially left out of cabinet by Arthur Sifton, Rutherford's successor, Boyle was named Minister of Education in 1912. He served in this capacity until 1918, during which time he alienated many non-English speakers by insisting on a unilingual English school system. In 1918 he was made Attorney-General. He retained his seat in the legislature after the Liberal defeat in the 1921 election and briefly served as leader of the Liberal opposition, but was appointed to the bench in 1924. He was still a judge when he died in 1936.
Boyle was born in Sykeston, Ontario on either February 1, 1870 or February 3, 1871, of Scottish and Irish descent. His father died in 1884, and Boyle had to leave school to support his family; he eventually completed high school at Sarnia Collegiate Institute in 1888 and 1889. Following graduation, he taught school for three years in Lambton County. In 1894, he came west, though accounts vary as to exactly where he settled and for what purpose: he either studied law in Regina, taught school in Pilot Butte, or settled in Edmonton.
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