- William Mulock
Sir William Mulock, PC , KCMG (
January 19 ,1844 –October 1 ,1944 ) was a Canadian politician and cabinet member.Born in Bondhead,
Canada West , he graduated from theUniversity of Toronto in 1863 and was called to the Bar in 1867.He won a seat in the
Canadian House of Commons as a LiberalMember of Parliament (MP) and served there from 1882 to 1905. SirWilfrid Laurier appointed him to theCanadian Cabinet as Postmaster General from 1896 to 1905. In 1900, Mulock established the Department of Labour, becoming its first secretary that same year and served until 1905.In 1923, Mulock was appointed as
Chief Justice of theSupreme Court of Ontario , a position he held until 1936.From 1931 to 1932, he served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Mulock became rector and Chancellor at the University of Toronto in 1924 during which time he joined the
Kappa Alpha Society through which he metWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King giving him his start in politics [ MacKenzie King Diaries] . He served as Chancellor until his death at age 100 in 1944.The
Sir William Mulock Secondary School and Mulock Drive inNewmarket, Ontario , are named in his honour.References
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=16922&s=M Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://ontarioplaques.com/Plaque_Simcoe01.html Ontario Plaques - Sir William Mulock]
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