William Henry Boulton

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William Henry Boulton


8th Mayor of Toronto
In office 1845–1847
Preceded by	Henry Sherwood
Succeeded by	George Gurnett
In office 1858–1858
Preceded by	John Hutchison
Succeeded by	David Breakenridge Read
Personal details
Born	(1812-04-19)April 19, 1812 York (Toronto), Upper Canada
Died	February 15, 1874(1874-02-15) (aged 61) Toronto, Ontario

William Henry Boulton (April 19, 1812 – February 15, 1874) was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West. He served as mayor of Toronto from 1845 to 1847 and in 1858. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada. Boulton died in Toronto in 1874.

Boulton was born in York (Toronto) in Upper Canada in 1812, the grandson of D’Arcy Boulton. He studied law and entered practice with Gamble and Boulton. He was also a keen cricketer and his public support of the Canadian cricket team is said to significantly furthered his political ambitions.^[1]

He was first elected to Toronto city council in 1838. In 1844, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada representing Toronto as a Conservative member and he was reelected in 1848 and 1851. He opposed the bill making King's College a secular institution; at that time, it was affiliated with the Church of England in Canada. He supported making the Legislative Council elective. He was supported by the Orange Order in Toronto and was also viewed as a member of the Family Compact. In 1854, he became deputy grand master for the order in British North America. After he left politics, he continued to practice law.

His former residence, "The Grange", is now part of the Art Gallery of Ontario. The Boulton's were said to be very hospitible people and hosted many people at the Grange. Lord Elgin, when Governor-General of Canada was a guest of William Henry Boulton in the home when he was Mayor of Toronto. It received the name the Grange after the family estate in England. Mr. Boulton lived in the home until his death in 1844.^[2]

References

↑ Adams, p. 188.
↑ Peppiatt, Liam. "Chapter 19: A Sketch of the Grange". Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto Revisited.

Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Sources

Adams, P. (2010) A history of Canadian cricket, lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4466-9652-1.

Mayors of Toronto

Mackenzie Sullivan T. Morrison Gurnett Powell Monro Sherwood Boulton Gurnett Bowes Beard Allan Robinson Hutchison Boulton Read Wilson Bowes Medcalf Smith Harman Sheard Manning Medcalf A. Morrison Beaty McMurrich Boswell Manning W. Howland Clarke Fleming Kennedy Fleming Shaw Macdonald O. Howland Urquhart Coatsworth Oliver Geary Hocken Church Maguire Hiltz Foster McBride Wemp Stewart Simpson McBride Robbins Day Conboy R. Saunders McCallum Lamport L. Saunders Phillips Summerville Givens Dennison Crombie Beavis Sewell Eggleton Rowlands Hall Lastman Miller Ford Tory

Members of the Family Compact

William Allan James Baby G. D'Arcy Boulton D'Arcy Boulton II George Boulton Henry John Boulton William Henry Boulton Thomas Clark George Crookshanks W. Allan Crookshanks William Dickson Richard Duncan John Elmsley John Galt James FitzGibbon Christopher Hagerman Charles Heward William B. Jarvis William M. Jarvis Samuel Peters Jarvis Alpheus Jones Charles Jones Jonas Jones Thomas Jones James Macaulay Allan MacNab Robert Nichol William Osgoode William Dummer Powell Sir John Robinson William Robinson Aeneas Shaw Adiel Sherwood Levius Sherwood George Sherwood Sir David W. Smith John Strachan

Sources include: Mackenzie, William Lyon (September 19, 1833). "A Political Union". Colonial Advocate. p. 4.

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 104517120

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