Hugh Boulton Morphy
Hugh Boulton Morphy | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Perth North | |
In office 1911–1921 | |
Preceded by | James Palmer Rankin |
Succeeded by | James Palmer Rankin |
Personal details | |
Born | St. Mary's, Canada West | March 12, 1860
Died | September 23, 1932 Listowel, Ontario, Canada | (aged 72)
Political party | Conservative |
Hugh Boulton Morphy (March 12, 1860 – September 23, 1932) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Perth North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in St. Mary's, Canada West, the son of Edmund Morphy and Susan Nowlan, and was educated there and at Osgoode Hall. Morphy practised law in Listowel. In 1890, he married Magdalene Hess. He defeated James Palmer Rankin in the federal elections of 1911 and 1917, running as a Unionist Party member in 1917. He was defeated by Rankin when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921.[2]
Morphy also served on the municipal council for Listowel and on the local school board. He was considered one of the best all round cricketers in Canada of his time.[3] Morphy died in Listowel at the age of 72.[2]
References
- ^ Hugh Boulton Morphy – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Listowel, Ontario, Past and Present. 1921. p. 90. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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