Arthur Radcliffe Boswell (3 January 1838 – 16 May 1925) was a Canadian

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 lawyer and politician. He served one term as Mayor of Toronto.

Boswell was born in Cobourg, Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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. His father was George Morse Jukes Boswell. Boswell studied law, and became a member of the bar in 1865. He served two terms of chairman of the Public Library Board, and in 1876 he successfully ran for a seat on the Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council

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. In 1882 he ran for Mayor; his opponent was John Jacob Withrow

Withrow Park

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, a former Toronto Alderman who was instrumental in bringing Toronto's first industrial fair to fruition (1879). Boswell won the election by 5 votes, and served one term (January 1883 – January 1885). He did not stand for re-election.

In 1911 Boswell was appointed Superintendent of Insurance for Ontario and Registrar of Loan Companies.