D'Arcy Boulton (Ontario politician)

D'Arcy Boulton (March 29, 1825 – February 16, 1875) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and Orangeman. He was the son of James Boulton and the grandson of G. D'Arcy Boulton.[1]

This article is about a Canadian political figure. For other people with this name, see D'Arcy Boulton (disambiguation).

D'Arcy Boulton
Ontario MPP
In office
1873–1875
Preceded byThomas Roberts Ferguson
Succeeded byWilliam McDougall
ConstituencySimcoe South
Personal details
Born(1825-03-29)March 29, 1825
Perth, Upper Canada
DiedFebruary 16, 1875(1875-02-16) (aged 49)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
RelationsG. D'Arcy Boulton, grandfather
OccupationLawyer

Life and career

He was born in Perth, Upper Canada, in 1825 and educated at Upper Canada College in Toronto. In 1847, he was admitted to the bar.

In 1864, he became the deputy grandmaster for the Orange Order in British North America; he became the provincial grandmaster for Ontario West in 1870. In 1873, at Glasgow, he became president of the Triennial Orange Conference of the British Empire.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a by-election in Simcoe South in 1873. In 1874, he became grandmaster of the Grand Black Chapter of British America, an exclusive Orange order. He died in Toronto in 1875.

Electoral history

Federal
1867 Canadian federal election: Grey North
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGeorge Snider1,399
UnknownD'Arcy Boulton1,143
Eligible voters 3,478
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[2]

Provincial
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1874: Simcoe South
Resignation of Thomas Roberts Ferguson
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeD'Arcy Boulton1,62254.12
IndependentT. Saunders1,37545.88
Total valid votes 2,997100.0  
Conservative hold Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 352 
1875 Ontario general election: Simcoe South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeD'Arcy Boulton1,05758.17+4.05
LiberalR. Snelling76041.83 
Total valid votes 1,81767.15
Eligible voters 2,706
Conservative hold Swing +4.05
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References
  1. Senior, Hereward (1972). "Boulton, D'Arcy". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  4. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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