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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
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{{Infobox MLA
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| name = J.J. Foy

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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = J.J. Foy
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| office = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term = 1914-1916
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| successor1 = [[Hartley Dewart]]
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| office = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| constituency1 = [[Toronto Southwest]] - Seat A
| term2 = 1911-1914
| term = 1914-1916
| successor1 = [[Hartley Dewart]]
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| constituency2 = [[Toronto North (provincial electoral district)|Toronto North]] - Seat B
| term3 = 1908-1911
| constituency1 = [[Toronto Southwest]] - Seat A
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| term2 = 1911-1914
| constituency3 = [[Toronto South (provincial electoral district)|Toronto South]] - Seat A
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| constituency2 = [[Toronto North (provincial electoral district)|Toronto North]] - Seat B
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| term = 1898-1908
| term3 = 1908-1911
| predecessor4 = [[Oliver Aiken Howland|Oliver Howland]]
| successor4 = [[Edward William James Owens|Edward Owens]]
| constituency3 = [[Toronto South (provincial electoral district)|Toronto South]] - Seat A
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| term4 = 1898-1908
| constituency4 = [[Toronto South (provincial electoral district)|Toronto South]]
| party = [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
| predecessor4 = [[Oliver Aiken Howland|Oliver Howland]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1847|02|22}}
| successor4 = [[Edward William James Owens|Edward Owens]]
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| constituency4 = [[Toronto South (provincial electoral district)|Toronto South]]
| party = [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1916|06|13|1847|02|22}}
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario
| birth_date = {{birth date|1847|02|22}}
| residence =
| birth_place = [[Toronto]], [[Canada West]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1916|06|13|1847|02|22}}
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| occupation = Lawyer
| spouse = Marie Cuvillier
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario
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| residence =
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| occupation = Lawyer
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| spouse = Marie Cuvillier
| education = [[St Michael's College, Toronto]]
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'''James Joseph "J.J." Foy''' (February 22, 1847 – June 13, 1916) was an [[Ontario]] lawyer and political figure. He represented [[Toronto South (provincial electoral district)|Toronto South]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Conservative]] member from 1898 to 1916.
'''James Joseph "J.J." Foy''' (February 22, 1847 – June 13, 1916) was an [[Ontario]] lawyer and political figure. He represented [[Toronto South (provincial electoral district)|Toronto South]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Conservative]] member from 1898 to 1916.


He was born in [[Toronto]], the son of Patrick Foy, a Toronto merchant, and educated at [[University of St. Michael's College|St. Michael's College, Toronto]] and [[Ushaw College]]. He was called to the bar in 1871 and set up practice with a law firm in Toronto. In 1879, he married Marie Cuvillier. Foy was named [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1883.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Canadian album : men of Canada; or, Success by example : in religion, patriotism, business, law, medicine, education and agriculture |volume=1 |page=112 |author=William Cochrane |date=1891 |publisher=Bradley-Garretson |location=Brantford, Ontario |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=474057 |accessdate=November 13, 2013}}</ref>
He was born in [[Toronto]], the son of Patrick Foy, a Toronto merchant, and educated at [[University of St. Michael's College|St. Michael's College, Toronto]] and [[Ushaw College]]. He was called to the bar in 1871 and set up practice with a law firm in Toronto. In 1879, he married Marie Cuvillier. Foy was named [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1883.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Canadian album : men of Canada; or, Success by example : in religion, patriotism, business, law, medicine, education and agriculture |volume=1 |page=112 |author=William Cochrane |date=1891 |publisher=Bradley-Garretson |location=Brantford, Ontario |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=474057 |accessdate=November 13, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113165816/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=474057 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In 1902 Foy served as a pall-bearer at the funeral for his longtime friend, Catholic railway magnate, John Ryan; alongside fellow Ontario politicians [[George Taylor Fulford]], [[William Henry Comstock]], and [[George Perry Graham|G.P. Graham]].<ref>The Gazette (25 March 1902). [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-late-john-ryan-funeral-pa/143261150/ "Late John Ryan: Funeral & Pall-bearers"]. ''The Gazette''. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 10.</ref>
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He served as [[Attorney General of Ontario|Attorney General]] from 1905 to 1914. Foy helped finance the ''[[Catholic Register (Canada)|Catholic Register]]'', a Catholic weekly newspaper based in Toronto.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Early Catholic Journalism in Canada |journal=Journal of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association |author=P.F.Cronin |volume=3 |pages=31-42 |url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA1935-36/Cronin.html |accessdate=November 13, 2013 |publisher=University of Manitoba}}</ref>


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He served as [[Attorney General of Ontario|Attorney General]] from 1905 to 1914. Foy helped finance the ''[[Catholic Register (Canada)|Catholic Register]]'', a Catholic weekly newspaper based in Toronto.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Early Catholic Journalism in Canada |journal=Journal of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association |author=P.F.Cronin |volume=3 |pages=31–42 |url=http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/ccha/Back%20Issues/CCHA1935-36/Cronin.html |accessdate=November 13, 2013 |publisher=University of Manitoba}}</ref>
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He died in office in 1916.

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Foy died in office in 1916.


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Ontario MPP biography|id=james-joseph-foy}}
* {{OntarioMPPbio|ID=1166}}


{{Ontario Attorneys General}}
{{Ontario Attorneys General}}


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| DATE OF BIRTH = February 22, 1847
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
| DATE OF DEATH = June 13, 1916
| PLACE OF DEATH = Toronto, Ontario
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 27 September 2024

J.J. Foy
Ontario MPP
In office
1914-1916
Succeeded byHartley Dewart
ConstituencyToronto Southwest - Seat A
In office
1911-1914
ConstituencyToronto North - Seat B
In office
1908-1911
ConstituencyToronto South - Seat A
In office
1898-1908
Preceded byOliver Howland
Succeeded byEdward Owens
ConstituencyToronto South
Personal details
Born(1847-02-22)February 22, 1847
Toronto, Canada West
DiedJune 13, 1916(1916-06-13) (aged 69)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseMarie Cuvillier
EducationSt Michael's College, Toronto
OccupationLawyer

James Joseph "J.J." Foy (February 22, 1847 – June 13, 1916) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Toronto South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1898 to 1916.

He was born in Toronto, the son of Patrick Foy, a Toronto merchant, and educated at St. Michael's College, Toronto and Ushaw College. He was called to the bar in 1871 and set up practice with a law firm in Toronto. In 1879, he married Marie Cuvillier. Foy was named Queen's Counsel in 1883.[1]

In 1902 Foy served as a pall-bearer at the funeral for his longtime friend, Catholic railway magnate, John Ryan; alongside fellow Ontario politicians George Taylor Fulford, William Henry Comstock, and G.P. Graham.[2]

He served as Attorney General from 1905 to 1914. Foy helped finance the Catholic Register, a Catholic weekly newspaper based in Toronto.[3]

Foy died in office in 1916.

Notes

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  1. ^ William Cochrane (1891). The Canadian album : men of Canada; or, Success by example : in religion, patriotism, business, law, medicine, education and agriculture. Vol. 1. Brantford, Ontario: Bradley-Garretson. p. 112. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ The Gazette (25 March 1902). "Late John Ryan: Funeral & Pall-bearers". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 10.
  3. ^ P.F.Cronin. "Early Catholic Journalism in Canada". Journal of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association. 3. University of Manitoba: 31–42. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
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