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14th Parliament of Ontario


The 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 29, 1914, until September 23, 1919, just prior to the 1919 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney.

William Howard Hearst became party leader and Premier after the death of James P. Whitney in September 1914.

David Jamieson served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the Assembly

RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously elected
AddingtonWilliam David BlackConservative1911
AlgomaAlbert GriggConservative1908
John Morrow Robb (1915)Conservative1915
BrantThomas Scott DavidsonLiberal1914
Brant SouthJoseph Henry HamLiberal1914
BrockvilleAlbert Edward DonovanConservative1907
Bruce NorthWilliam MacDonaldLiberal1911
Bruce SouthWellington David CargillConservative1914
Bruce WestCharles Martin BowmanLiberal1898
CarletonRobert Herbert McElroyConservative1907
CochraneMalcolm LangLiberal1914
DufferinCharles Robert McKeownConservative1907
DundasJames Pliny WhitneyConservative1888
Irwin Foster Hilliard (1914)Conservative1914
Durham EastJosiah Johnston PrestonConservative1902
Durham WestJohn Henry DevittConservative1905
Elgin EastCharles Andrew BrowerConservative1894
Elgin WestFindlay George MacDiarmidConservative1898, 1900
Essex NorthSeverin DucharmeLiberal1914
Essex SouthLambert Peter WigleLiberal1914
Fort WilliamCharles William JarvisConservative1911
FrontenacAnthony McGuin RankinConservative1911
GlengarryHugh MunroLiberal1911
GrenvilleGeorge Howard FergusonConservative1905
Grey CentreIsaac Benson LucasConservative1898
Grey NorthColin Stewart CameronConservative1913
Grey SouthDavid JamiesonConservative1898
HaldimandWilliam JaquesConservative1914
HaltonAlfred Westland NixonConservative1905
Hamilton EastAllan StudholmeLabour1906
Hamilton WestJohn Strathearn HendrieConservative1902
John Allan (1914)Conservative1914
Hastings EastSandy GrantConservative1911
Hastings NorthJohn Robert CookeConservative1911
Hastings WestJohn Wesley JohnsonConservative1908
Huron CentreWilliam ProudfootLiberal1908
Huron NorthArmstrong MusgroveConservative1908
William Henry Fraser (1918)Liberal1918
Huron SouthHenry EilberConservative1898
KenoraHarold Arthur Clement MachinConservative1908
Kent EastWalter Renwick FergusonLiberal1911
Kent WestGeorge William SulmanConservative1908
KingstonArthur Edward RossConservative1911
Lambton EastJohn Burton MartynConservative1914
Lambton WestWilliam John HannaConservative1902
Lanark NorthRichard Franklin PrestonConservative1894, 1905
Lanark SouthFrancis William HallConservative1914
LeedsJohn Robertson DargavelConservative1905
LennoxThomas George CarscallenConservative1902
Reginald Amherst Fowler (1918)Conservative1918
LincolnThomas A. MarshallLiberal1898
LondonAdam BeckConservative1902
ManitoulinRobert Roswell GameyConservative1902
Beniah Bowman (1918)United Farmers1918
Middlesex EastJohn McFarlanConservative1913
Middlesex NorthJohn GrieveLiberal1914
Middlesex WestJohn Campbell ElliottLiberal1908
MuskokaSamuel Henry ArmstrongConservative1912
George Walter Ecclestone (1916)Conservative1916
Niagara FallsGeorge MusgroveConservative1914
NipissingHenri MorelConservative1908
Norfolk NorthThomas Robert AtkinsonLiberal1905, 1911
Norfolk SouthArthur Clarence PrattConservative1905
Northumberland EastSamuel Greerson NesbittConservative1908
Northumberland WestSamuel ClarkeLiberal1898
Ontario NorthWilliam Henry HoyleConservative1898
John Wesley Widdifield (1919)United Farmers1919
Ontario SouthCharles CalderConservative1898, 1905, 1914
Ottawa EastJoseph Albert PinardLiberal1914
Ottawa WestGeorge Charles HurdmanLiberal1914
Oxford NorthNewton Wesley RowellLiberal1911
John Alexander Calder (1918)Liberal1918
Oxford SouthVictor Albert SinclairConservative1914
ParkdaleWilliam Herbert PriceConservative1914
Parry SoundJoseph EdgarConservative1914
PeelJames Robinson FallisConservative1913
William James Lowe (1916)Liberal1916
Perth NorthJames TorranceConservative1905
Francis Wellington Hay (1916)Liberal1916
Perth SouthJohn BenneweisConservative1911
Peterborough EastJames ThompsonConservative1908
Peterborough WestGeorge Alexander GillespieLiberal1914
Port ArthurDonald McDonald HogarthConservative1911
PrescottGustave ÉvanturelIndependent-Liberal1911
Prince EdwardNelson ParliamentLiberal1914
Rainy RiverJames Arthur MathieuConservative1911
Renfrew NorthEdward Arunah DunlopConservative1903, 1911
Renfrew SouthThomas William McGarryConservative1905
RiverdaleJoseph RussellConservative1914
RussellDamase RacineLiberal1905
Sault Ste. MarieWilliam Howard HearstConservative1908
Simcoe CentreAlfred Burke ThompsonConservative1898, 1905
Simcoe EastJames Irwin HarttConservative1911
Simcoe SouthAlexander FergusonConservative1906
Simcoe WestJames Stoddart DuffConservative1898
William Torrance Allen (1917)Conservative1917
St. CatharinesElisha JessopConservative1898
Frederick Raymond Parnell (1919)Conservative1919
StormontRobert Austin ShearerConservative1914
Sturgeon FallsZotique MageauLiberal1911
SudburyCharles McCreaConservative1911
TimiskamingThomas MagladeryConservative1914
Toronto Northeast - ARobert Allan PyneConservative1898
Henry John Cody (1918)Conservative1918
Toronto Northeast - BMark Howard IrishConservative1914
Toronto Northwest - AThomas CrawfordConservative1894
Toronto Northwest - BWilliam David McPhersonConservative1908
Toronto Southeast - AEdward William James OwensConservative1911
Toronto Southeast - BThomas HookConservative1914
Toronto Southwest - AJames Joseph FoyConservative1898
Herbert Hartley Dewart (1916)Liberal1916
Toronto Southwest - BGeorge Horace GooderhamConservative1908
Victoria NorthRobert Mercer MasonConservative1909
Victoria SouthJohn CarewConservative1914
Waterloo NorthCharles Henry MillsConservative1912
Waterloo SouthZachariah Adam HallConservative1914
WellandDonald SharpeConservative1914
Wellington EastUdney RichardsonLiberal1911
Wellington SouthSamuel CarterLiberal-Prohibitionist1914
Wellington WestWilliam Clarke ChambersConservative1911
Wentworth NorthArthur Frederick RykertConservative1914
Wentworth SouthJames Thomas Hammill ReganConservative1911
WindsorJames Craig TolmieLiberal1914
York EastGeorge Stewart HenryConservative1913
York NorthThomas Herbert LennoxConservative1905
York WestForbes GodfreyConservative1907

Timeline

Party1914Gain/(loss) due to1919Death
in officeResignation
as MPPByelection
gainByelection
hold
84(8)(5)879
24(1)3127
22
11
11
Liberal-Temperance11
Total111(8)(6)59111
SeatBeforeChangeDateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Hamilton WestSeptember 25, 1914John Strathearn HendrieAppointed Lieutenant GovernorNovember 18, 1914John Allan
DundasSeptember 25, 1914James Pliny WhitneyDied in officeDecember 7, 1914Irwin Foster Hilliard
AlgomaOctober 7, 1915Albert GriggAppointed Deputy MinisterFebruary 24, 1916John Morrow Robb
PeelJanuary 28, 1916James Robinson FallisResigned to contest by-electionFebruary 24, 1916William James Lowe
MuskokaMay 15, 1916Samuel Henry ArmstrongDied in officeJune 12, 1916George Walter Ecclestone
Perth NorthJune 13, 1916James TorranceAccepted federal Customs appointmentJuly 10, 1916Francis Wellington Hay
Toronto Southwest - AJune 13, 1916James Joseph FoyDied in officeAugust 21, 1916Herbert Hartley Dewart
Simcoe WestNovember 17, 1916James Stoddart DuffDied in officeJanuary 15, 1917William Torrance Allen
LennoxMarch 15, 1917Thomas George CarscallenDied in officeAugust 29, 1918Reginald Amherst Fowler
ManitoulinMarch 19, 1917Robert Roswell GameyDied in officeOctober 24, 1918Beniah Bowman
Toronto Northeast - AMay 23, 1918Robert Allan PyneAccepted municipal appointmentAugust 19, 1918Henry John Cody
Oxford NorthSeptember 6, 1918Newton Wesley RowellEntered federal politicsSeptember 23, 1918John Alexander Calder
Ontario NorthOctober 27, 1918William Henry HoyleDied in officeFebruary 18, 1919John Wesley Widdifield
St. CatharinesOctober 24, 1918Elisha JessopDied in officeFebruary 15, 1919Frederick Raymond Parnell

References

References

  1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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