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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.

Background

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 died following a heart attack in 1956.

Politics

He was Minister of Health from 1937 to 1943 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1942 to 1943.

Cabinet positions

References

1. ^ "Ontario Cabinet Assumes Tasks". Windsor Daily Star. October 13, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
2. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
3. "Health Minister For Six Years Under Hepburn". The Globe and Mail. October 22, 1956. p. 4.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history

v t e Cabinet of Premier of Ontario Mitchell Hepburn (1934–1942)
Mitchell Hepburn Colin Campbell Gordon Conant David Croll Eric Cross Patrick Dewan James Faulkner A. St. Clair Gordon Peter Heenan Norman Hipel William Houck Harold Kirby Robert Laurier Paul Leduc Duncan Marshall Morrison MacBride Duncan McArthur Thomas McQuesten Harry Nixon Farquhar Oliver Arthur Roebuck Leonard Simpson

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