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| office = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]] |
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| term = 1914-1916 |
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| successor1 = [[Hartley Dewart]] |
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| constituency1 = [[Toronto Southwest]] - Seat A |
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| term2 = 1911-1914 |
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| term_end2 = 1914 |
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| term3 = 1908-1911 |
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| successor2 = Riding abolished |
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| predecessor4 = [[Oliver Aiken Howland]] |
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| term_start4 = 1898 |
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| term_end4 = 1908 |
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| party = [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] |
| party = [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1847|02|22}} |
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| death_place = Toronto, Ontario |
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| occupation = Lawyer |
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| spouse = Marie Cuvillier |
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Revision as of 15:33, 13 November 2013
James Joseph "J.J." Foy | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1898-1908 | |
| Succeeded by | Hartley Dewart |
| Constituency | Toronto Southwest - Seat A |
| In office 1911-1914 | |
| Constituency | Toronto North - Seat B |
| In office 1908-1911 | |
| Constituency | Toronto South - Seat A |
| Preceded by | Oliver Aiken Howland |
| Constituency | Toronto South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1847 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | June 13, 1916 (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Marie Cuvillier |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
James Joseph 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. He served as Attorney General from 1905 to 1914. Foy helped finance the Catholic Register, a Catholic weekly newspaper based in Toronto.[1] He died in office in 1916.
Notes
- ^ P.F.Cronin, "Early Catholic Journalism in Canada" at www.umanitoba.ca