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.

References
  1. Senior, Hereward (1972). "Boulton, D'Arcy". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.


Government offices
Preceded by
Stephen Heward		 Auditor General of Land Patents for Upper Canada
1828–1835		 Succeeded by
position abolished
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