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Willam Henry Moore (October 19, 1872 – August 16, 1960) was a lawyer, author and Member of the Canadian House of Commons. == Biography == William Henry Moore was born in Stouffville, Markham Township, Ontario, on Oct 19 1872 to Rev. James Beach Moore and Hannah Elizabeth Greenwood.〔Parliament of Canada, (William Henry Moore ).〕 Moore was a direct descendant of Samuel Moore, an official in the 1670s 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-1800s: 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. While studying at Cornell, he was admitted into one of the Greek letter organizations (fraternities). 〔The Cornell Daily Sun, Volume XLVII, Number 156, 27 April 1927, p.4〕 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.〔Tillsonburg Observer (Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada)Thursday, April 30, 1903, p.01〕 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.〔http://www.president.uottawa.ca/doctorates-search-results.html?search=alpha_name〕 Other awards included Doctor of Letters and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.〔from an introduction to a speech by Moore to The Empire Club of Canada, 4 Feb 1943.〕 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 () 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''.〔translated from Silhouettes du monde politique, Montréal, Les Éditions du Zodiaque, 1940, p.143.〕 Moore served in Parliament until April 16, 1945. He died August 16, 1960 at the age of 87 years At various times in his life, he was a director of Massey-Harris Co. Ltd., Canadian Colonial Airways Ltd., and Brazean Colliers Ltd. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Henry Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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