predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
henry sherwood john hutchison george gurnett david breakenridge read 15 february 1874 york -lrb- toronto -rrb- , upper canada toronto , ontario mayor of toronto 19 april 1812 8th 1845 1858 william henry boulton.png william henry boulton
 1847 1858 william henry boulton
william henry boulton

william henry boulton -lrb- april 19 , 1812 -- february 15 , 1874 -rrb- was a lawyer and political figure in canada west .
he served as mayor of toronto from 1845 to 1847 and in 1858 .
he was also a member of the orange order in canada .
boulton died in toronto in 1874 .
boulton was born in york -lrb- toronto -rrb- in upper canada in 1812 , the grandson of d'arcy boulton .
he studied law and entered practice with gamble and boulton .
he was also a keen cricketer and his public support of the canadian cricket team is said to significantly furthered his political ambitions .
he was first elected to toronto city council in 1838 .
in 1844 , he was elected to the legislative assembly of the province of canada representing toronto as a conservative member and he was reelected in 1848 and 1851 .
he opposed the bill making king 's college a secular institution ; at that time , it was affiliated with the church of england in canada .
he supported making the legislative council elective .
he was supported by the orange order in toronto and was also viewed as a member of the family compact .
in 1854 , he became deputy grand master for the order in british north america .
after he left politics , he continued to practice law .
his former residence , `` the grange '' , is now part of the art gallery of ontario .
the boulton 's were said to be very hospitible people and hosted many people at the grange .
lord elgin , when governor-general of canada was a guest of william henry boulton in the home when he was mayor of toronto .
it received the name the grange after the family estate in england .
mr. boulton lived in the home until his death in 1844 .
