Cabinet of Premier of Ontario Mitchell Hepburn (1934–1942)
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Duncan McArthur | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1940–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Leonard Simpson |
| Succeeded by | George Graham Johnston |
| Constituency | Simcoe Centre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1885 Dutton, Ontario |
| Died | July 20, 1943 (aged 58) Grand Bend, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Floy Lawson |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Duncan McArthur (March 17, 1885[1][2] – July 20, 1943[3]) was an archivist, educator, civil servant and political figure in Ontario. He represented Simcoe Centre from 1940 to 1943 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal.[4]
Born in Dutton, Ontario, McArthur was educated in Dutton, at Queen's University and at Osgoode Hall.[3] He worked at the Dominion Archives of Canada from 1907 to 1912.[5] In 1915, he was called to the Ontario bar and practised law in Toronto for two years. From 1919 to 1922, he was assistant general manager for a trust company. In 1920, McArthur married Floy Lawson.[3] In 1922, he joined the history department at Queen's University, later serving as department head.[1] In 1934, he became Ontario's Deputy Minister of Education.[5]
McArthur was elected to the Ontario assembly by acclamation in 1940 following the death of Leonard Simpson.[3] He served in the Ontario cabinet as Minister of Education from 1940 to 1943.[4]
McArthur died of a heart attack at his summer home at Grand Bend on Lake Huron at the age of 58.[3]
He was the author of several textbooks and contributed to the Cambridge History of the British Empire.[3]
Duncan McArthur Hall at Queen's University, which houses the university's Faculty of Education, was named in his honour,[1] as was Duncan McArthur Public School, also in Kingston (now closed).
