James Joseph Foy

J.J. Foy
Ontario MPP
In office
1914-1916
Succeeded byHartley Dewart
ConstituencyToronto Southwest - Seat A
In office
1911-1914
ConstituencyToronto North - Seat B
In office
1908-1911
ConstituencyToronto South - Seat A
In office
1898-1908
Preceded byOliver Howland
Succeeded byEdward Owens
ConstituencyToronto South
Personal details
Born(1847-02-22)February 22, 1847
Toronto, Canada West
DiedJune 13, 1916(1916-06-13) (aged 69)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseMarie Cuvillier
EducationSt Michael's College, Toronto
OccupationLawyer

James Joseph "J.J." Foy (February 22, 1847 – June 13, 1916) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Toronto South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1898 to 1916.

He was born in Toronto, the son of Patrick Foy, a Toronto merchant, and educated at St. Michael's College, Toronto and Ushaw College. He was called to the bar in 1871 and set up practice with a law firm in Toronto. In 1879, he married Marie Cuvillier. Foy was named Queen's Counsel in 1883.[1]

In 1902 Foy served as a pall-bearer at the funeral for his longtime friend, Catholic railway magnate, John Ryan; alongside fellow Ontario politicians George Taylor Fulford, William Henry Comstock, and G.P. Graham.[2]

He served as Attorney General from 1905 to 1914. Foy helped finance the Catholic Register, a Catholic weekly newspaper based in Toronto.[3]

Foy died in office in 1916.

  1. ^ William Cochrane (1891). The Canadian album : men of Canada; or, Success by example : in religion, patriotism, business, law, medicine, education and agriculture. Vol. 1. Brantford, Ontario: Bradley-Garretson. p. 112. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ The Gazette (25 March 1902). "Late John Ryan: Funeral & Pall-bearers". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. p. 10.
  3. ^ P.F.Cronin. "Early Catholic Journalism in Canada". Journal of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association. 3. University of Manitoba: 31–42. Retrieved November 13, 2013.