William Henry Moore
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Willam Henry Moore was a lawyer
, author and Member of the Canadian House of Commons
.
, on Oct 19 1872 to Rev. James Beach Moore and Hannah Elizabeth Greenwood. Moore was a direct descendant of Samuel Moore
, an official in the 1670's in the American colony of East Jersey. He was also the great-great-grandson of Samuel Moore, a United Empire Loyalist and member of the Quaker movement, and the great-grand-nephew of three notable political leaders of the mid-1800's: Elias Moore
, Reform M.P.P. during the Upper Canada Rebellions of 1837; Enoch Moore
, who was convicted of high treason for his role in those same rebellions; and, Lindley Murray Moore
, President of the Rochester N.Y. Anti-Slavery Society in 1838. He graduated in Arts at the University of Toronto
in 1894 and went on to post graduate studies in Political Science. He then went to Osgoode Hall to study law. He married Christine Mabel Bertram in Toronto June 23 1898 (daughter of George Hope Bertram
, MP for Toronto Center).
In 1903, Moore was appointed assistant to the President of the Toronto Railway Company.
Moore worked as a distinguished barrister in Toronto and became a Kings Counsel. He became the Secretary of the Canadian National Railway Company.
In 1922, Moore was awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of Ottawa.. Other awards included Doctor of Letters and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
.
Moore was avidly interested in economics. In 1926, he was appointed Chairman of the Tariff Board. In his diary entry of Saturday, October 26, 1929, then Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
wrote that he was "much impressed with [Moore's] knowledge of the tariff situation, etc." Moore held that position until 1930, when he was elected to the House of Commons for the riding of Ontario
. Later, he would be chairman of the House of Commons Banking and Trade Committee. The French-Canadian journalist, Léopold Richer wrote of him in this role: One must see him in his role as the Chairman of the Banking and Trade Committee. Big and tall, a friendly giant, a thick trunk, sitting solidly in his chair, his legs stretched out, his arms on the armrests. His head gives the impression of solidity; without mincing his words, it doesn’t matter who is speaking, or what they are saying, he will give them their turn. He smokes almost continuously, sitting back in his chair, his pipe held in an enormous fist. His face remains impassive, he leads his listeners a little at a time, with long pauses for their benefit, handling interruptions peacefully. Then, he quietly calls members back to order, gives his opinion, allows others a chance to counter him, assuring all a common measure of justice. After a long session, he rises from his chair, his back hunched, with a tired demeanour, and retreats to the library to escape the petty quarrels.
Moore served in Parliament until April 16, 1945.
He died August 16, 1960 at the age of 87 years old
At various times in his life, he was a director of Massey-Harris Co. Ltd.
, Canadian Colonial Airways
Ltd., and Brazean Colliers Ltd.
, "William Moore was an improbable defender of French-language rights in Canada. He was, as he listed proudly in his biography, of United Empire Loyalist descent, and a farmer in Pickering, Ontario. ...In 1918, when World War I was still raging and in the aftermath of Regulation 17, which abolished French-language education in Ontario, Moore wrote a remarkable book entitled The Clash: A Study in Nationalities. In the book, he argued that British traditions called for bilingualism and inclusion, and shrewdly contrasted them with what he called the rigid Prussian approach."
Senator Léon Mercier Gouin
described The Clash as an "unsurpassed study of my people" and endorsed Moore's definition of nationality:
1. Ethnical identity,
2. Identity of language,
3. The unity of religion,
4. Common economic interests,
5. Habitation subject to common geographical conditions,
6. Common history and traditions,
7. A uniform theory of government.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, author and Member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
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Biography
William Henry Moore was born in Stouffville, Markham Township, OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, on Oct 19 1872 to Rev. James Beach Moore and Hannah Elizabeth Greenwood. Moore was a direct descendant of Samuel Moore
Samuel Moore (colonial official)
The Honorable Samuel Moore was born around 1630 and died on 27 May 1688, aged about 58, and was notable as one of the civil leaders in the early years of the Province of New Jersey....
, an official in the 1670's in the American colony of East Jersey. He was also the great-great-grandson of Samuel Moore, a United Empire Loyalist and member of the Quaker movement, and the great-grand-nephew of three notable political leaders of the mid-1800's: Elias Moore
Elias Moore
Elias Moore born into a Quaker family in New Jersey just after the American Revolution began, later became a Member of Parliament in Canada....
, Reform M.P.P. during the Upper Canada Rebellions of 1837; Enoch Moore
Enoch Moore (Loyalist turned rebel)
Enoch Moore ,son of Samuel Moore U.E. and Rachel Stone, married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of James Smith and Hannah Hawksworth, on March 30, 1803 in Old Holy Trinity Church, Lower Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia...
, who was convicted of high treason for his role in those same rebellions; and, Lindley Murray Moore
Lindley Murray Moore
Lindley Murray Moore is notable for his activities as an abolitionist, and educator....
, President of the Rochester N.Y. Anti-Slavery Society in 1838. He graduated in Arts at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 1894 and went on to post graduate studies in Political Science. He then went to Osgoode Hall to study law. He married Christine Mabel Bertram in Toronto June 23 1898 (daughter of George Hope Bertram
George Hope Bertram
George Hope Bertram was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Fenton Barns, Scotland to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack, Bertram emigrated to join his brother John in Canada in 1865. After opening a hardware store in Lindsay, Ontario, he moved to Toronto in 1876...
, MP for Toronto Center).
In 1903, Moore was appointed assistant to the President of the Toronto Railway Company.
Moore worked as a distinguished barrister in Toronto and became a Kings Counsel. He became the Secretary of the Canadian National Railway Company.
In 1922, Moore was awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of Ottawa.. Other awards included Doctor of Letters and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Royal Statistical Society
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
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Moore was avidly interested in economics. In 1926, he was appointed Chairman of the Tariff Board. In his diary entry of Saturday, October 26, 1929, then Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...
wrote that he was "much impressed with [Moore's] knowledge of the tariff situation, etc." Moore held that position until 1930, when he was elected to the House of Commons for the riding of Ontario
Ontario (electoral district)
Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from Ontario South riding....
. Later, he would be chairman of the House of Commons Banking and Trade Committee. The French-Canadian journalist, Léopold Richer wrote of him in this role: One must see him in his role as the Chairman of the Banking and Trade Committee. Big and tall, a friendly giant, a thick trunk, sitting solidly in his chair, his legs stretched out, his arms on the armrests. His head gives the impression of solidity; without mincing his words, it doesn’t matter who is speaking, or what they are saying, he will give them their turn. He smokes almost continuously, sitting back in his chair, his pipe held in an enormous fist. His face remains impassive, he leads his listeners a little at a time, with long pauses for their benefit, handling interruptions peacefully. Then, he quietly calls members back to order, gives his opinion, allows others a chance to counter him, assuring all a common measure of justice. After a long session, he rises from his chair, his back hunched, with a tired demeanour, and retreats to the library to escape the petty quarrels.
Moore served in Parliament until April 16, 1945.
He died August 16, 1960 at the age of 87 years old
At various times in his life, he was a director of Massey-Harris Co. Ltd.
Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson Limited was a major agricultural equipment manufacturer which was based in Canada before its purchase by AGCO. The company was formed by a merger between Massey Harris and the Ferguson tractor company in 1953, creating the company Massey Harris Ferguson. However in 1958 the name was...
, Canadian Colonial Airways
Canadian Colonial Airways
Canadian Colonial Airways was founded in 1929 in Montreal, Canada. In 1942, it reformed as Colonial Airlines, which was later absorbed by Eastern Air Lines.-Cities Served:*Albany, New York*Buffalo, New York*Montreal, Quebec, Canada*Newark, New Jersey...
Ltd., and Brazean Colliers Ltd.
Contribution
According to Graham Fraser, Canada's sixth Commissioner of Official LanguagesCommissioner of Official Languages
A Commissioner of Official Languages is an official head of an office that is responsible for dealing with matters regarding a country's policy towards its Official Languages...
, "William Moore was an improbable defender of French-language rights in Canada. He was, as he listed proudly in his biography, of United Empire Loyalist descent, and a farmer in Pickering, Ontario. ...In 1918, when World War I was still raging and in the aftermath of Regulation 17, which abolished French-language education in Ontario, Moore wrote a remarkable book entitled The Clash: A Study in Nationalities. In the book, he argued that British traditions called for bilingualism and inclusion, and shrewdly contrasted them with what he called the rigid Prussian approach."
Senator Léon Mercier Gouin
Léon Mercier Gouin
Léon Mercier Gouin was a French Canadian author, barrister, professor, and politician.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the eldest son of Lomer Gouin, the Premier of Quebec from 1905 to 1920, and the grandson of Honoré Mercier, the Quebec Premier from 1887 to 1891, he received a Bachelor's degree from...
described The Clash as an "unsurpassed study of my people" and endorsed Moore's definition of nationality:
1. Ethnical identity,
2. Identity of language,
3. The unity of religion,
4. Common economic interests,
5. Habitation subject to common geographical conditions,
6. Common history and traditions,
7. A uniform theory of government.
Books
Moore was the author of numerous books on culture and economics including:- Railway Nationalisation and the Average Citizen (1917)
- Railway Nationalisation and the Farmer (1917)
- The Irresponsible Five: A New Family Compact (1917)
- The Clash (a 1918 book on French/English relations in Canada)
- Polly Masson (1919)
- Commandments of Men (1925)
- Definite National Purpose (1933)
- Yellow Metal (1934)
- Underneath It All (1942)
- When the Iron is Hot (1943)
- Grey Days (1946)
- By Their Fruits (1949)
- MacKenzie King (undated, privately published).
External links
- Moore's book The Clash is available in full at http://www.archive.org
- http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=804da642-0e5b-4688-bee6-0d23b1bbb6dd&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D0a90328e-07c0-45cd-8c4b-9ebc144f1806%26Riding%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalseSynopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]