William Alves Boys
| William Alves Boys | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Simcoe South |
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In office 1912 – 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Haughton Lennox |
| Succeeded by | The electoral district was abolished in 1924. |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Simcoe North |
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In office 1925 – 1930 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Edwin Ross |
| Succeeded by | John Thomas Simpson |
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July 9, 1868 Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 20, 1939 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | British subject |
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Conservative Party (1912-1930) Unionist Party (1917-1921) |
| Occupation | barrister |
| Portfolio | Chief Government Whip (1926) Whip of the Conservative Party (1921-1926) |
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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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