William Hoyle

William H. Hoyle


Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
In office 1912–1914
MPP for Ontario North
In office 1889–1918
Personal details
Born	(1842-08-28)August 28, 1842 Port of Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
Died	October 27, 1918(1918-10-27) (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Conservative

William Henry Hoyle (August 28, 1842 – October 27, 1918) was an English-born furniture maker and politician in Ontario, Canada.^[1] He was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1912 to 1914 and served as Conservative MLA for Ontario North from 1898 to 1918.^[2]

He was born in Barnstaple, Devonshire, was educated there and emigrated to Canada soon afterwards. Hoyle settled in Cannington, Ontario, where he worked as a cabinet maker and upholsterer. Hoyle served on the Cannington School Board, also serving as secretary treasurer. In 1895, he became reeve of Cannington. He helped found All Saint's Anglican Church and served as Grand Master of the local International Order of Oddfellows. Hoyle died in office in 1918.^[1]

References

1 2 Dale, Clare A (1992). Whose servant I am" : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library. pp. 204–05.
↑ Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Stevenson Scott Currie Wells Clarke Baxter Ballantyne Balfour Evanturel Charlton St. John Crawford Hoyle Jamieson Parliament Thompson Black Kidd Hipel Clark Stewart Hepburn Davies Downer Murdoch Morrow Cass Reuter Rowe Stokes Turner Edighoffer Warner McLean Doyle Stockwell Carr Curling Brown Peters Levac

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