He was born in St. Mary's, Canada West, the son of Edmund Morphy and Susan Nowlan, and was educated there and at Osgoode Hall. Morphy practised law in Listowel. In 1890, he married Magdalene Hess. He defeated James Palmer Rankin in the federal elections of 1911 and 1917, running as a Unionist Party member in 1917. He was defeated by Rankin when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921.[2]
Morphy also served on the municipal council for Listowel and on the local school board. He was considered one of the best all round cricketers in Canada of his time.[3] Morphy died in Listowel at the age of 72.[2]
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^Hugh Boulton Morphy – Parliament of Canada biography
^ abJohnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^. 1921. p. 90. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
hugh, boulton, morphy, march, 1860, september, 1932, lawyer, political, figure, ontario, canada, represented, perth, north, house, commons, canada, from, 1911, 1921, conservative, member, canadian, parliament, perth, northin, office, 1911, 1921preceded, byjame. Hugh Boulton Morphy March 12 1860 September 23 1932 was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario Canada He represented Perth North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative 1 Hugh Boulton MorphyMember of the Canadian Parliament for Perth NorthIn office 1911 1921Preceded byJames Palmer RankinSucceeded byJames Palmer RankinPersonal detailsBorn 1860 03 12 March 12 1860St Mary s Canada WestDiedSeptember 23 1932 1932 09 23 aged 72 Listowel Ontario CanadaPolitical partyConservativeHe was born in St Mary s Canada West the son of Edmund Morphy and Susan Nowlan and was educated there and at Osgoode Hall Morphy practised law in Listowel In 1890 he married Magdalene Hess He defeated James Palmer Rankin in the federal elections of 1911 and 1917 running as a Unionist Party member in 1917 He was defeated by Rankin when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921 2 Morphy also served on the municipal council for Listowel and on the local school board He was considered one of the best all round cricketers in Canada of his time 3 Morphy died in Listowel at the age of 72 2 References edit Hugh Boulton Morphy Parliament of Canada biography a b Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada Listowel Ontario Past and Present 1921 p 90 Archived from the original on 16 May 2011 Retrieved 31 August 2009 External links editWorks by or about Hugh Boulton Morphy at Internet Archive nbsp This article about a historical Conservative Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Boulton Morphy amp oldid 1196448042, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
