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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1873–1950)}}
[[Image:Mayor Thomas Langton Church and Sir Adam Beck.jpg|thumb|Mayor Thomas Langton Church (left) and Sir [[Adam Beck]]]]
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'''Thomas Langton "Tommy" Church''' ([[1870]] - [[February 7]] [[1950]]) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician.
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'''Thomas Langton Church''' (1873 – February 7, 1950) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician.
[[Image:Mayor Thomas Langton Church and Sir Adam Beck.jpg|left|thumb|Mayor Thomas Langton Church (left) and Sir [[Adam Beck]]]]
After serving as [[Mayor of Toronto]] from 1915 to 1921, he was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1921 Canadian federal election|1921 election]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historic)|Conservative]] from the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Toronto North]]. He was defeated in the [[1930 Canadian federal election|1930 election]] in [[Toronto West Centre]], but returned to Parliament as [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Toronto East (federal electoral district)|Toronto East]] in a 1934 [[by-election]]. He remained in the House of Commons until his death in 1950.


As mayor, Church was strongly backed by the ''[[Toronto Telegram]]'' and opposed by the ''[[Toronto Star|Toronto Daily Star]]''. He was occasionally mocked in the pages of the ''Star'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]] who was, at the time, a reporter for the paper. Late in his career as an MP, Church denounced the newly formed [[United Nations]] as "modern tower of Babel", for "which Canada and Great Britain should not allow their interests to be the play thing."
After serving as [[Mayor of Toronto]] from 1915 to 1921, he was elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1921|1921 election]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historic)|Conservative]] from the [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Toronto North]]. He was defeated in the [[Canadian federal election, 1930|1930 election]], but returned to Parliament as [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Toronto East]] in a 1934 [[by-election]]. He remained in the House of Commons until his death in 1950.


In the House of Commons in June 1936, he protested against the requirement of bilingual banknotes in the [[Bank of Canada Act]] for banknotes to be introduced as the [[1937 Series (banknotes)|1937 Series]], stating there was no authority for it in the [[British North America Act]], and that it had not been an issue during the [[1935 Canadian federal election|1935 federal election]].{{sfn|The Evening Citizen|1936|p=5}} He favoured printing dual-language banknotes (distinct English and French banknotes) as had been done for the [[1935 Series (banknotes)|1935 Series]].{{sfn|The Evening Citizen|1936|p=5}} He was also a member of the [[Orange Order in Canada]].
As mayor, Church was occasionally mocked in the pages of the ''[[Toronto Star|Toronto Daily Star]]'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]] who was, at the time, a reporter for the paper. Late in his career as an MP, Church denounced the newly formed [[United Nations]] as "modern tower of Babel", for "which Canada and Great Britain should not allow their interests to be the play thing."

==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{cite news|title=Tense scene as McGeer makes attack on govt.|volume=93|issue=299|newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen|The Evening Citizen]]|date=3 June 1936|ref={{harvid|The Evening Citizen|1936}} }}
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%20151 Thomas Langton Church fonds], Archives of Ontario


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Thomas Langton Church
Church, c. 1925
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto North
In office
1921–1925
Preceded byGeorge Eulas Foster
Succeeded byElectoral district abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto Northwest
In office
1925–1930
Preceded byElectoral district created
Succeeded byJohn Ritchie MacNicol
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto East
In office
1934–1935
Preceded byEdmond Baird Ryckman
Succeeded byElectoral district abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Broadview
In office
1935–1950
Preceded byElectoral district created
Succeeded byGeorge Harris Hees
37th Mayor of Toronto
In office
1915–1921
Preceded byHoratio Clarence Hocken
Succeeded byCharles A. Maguire
Personal details
Born1873
Toronto, Ontario
DiedFebruary 7, 1950 (aged 79–80)
Political partyConservative

Thomas Langton Church (1873 – February 7, 1950) was a Canadian politician.

Mayor Thomas Langton Church (left) and Sir Adam Beck

After serving as Mayor of Toronto from 1915 to 1921, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 election as a Conservative from the riding of Toronto North. He was defeated in the 1930 election in Toronto West Centre, but returned to Parliament as Member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto East in a 1934 by-election. He remained in the House of Commons until his death in 1950.

As mayor, Church was strongly backed by the Toronto Telegram and opposed by the Toronto Daily Star. He was occasionally mocked in the pages of the Star by Ernest Hemingway who was, at the time, a reporter for the paper. Late in his career as an MP, Church denounced the newly formed United Nations as "modern tower of Babel", for "which Canada and Great Britain should not allow their interests to be the play thing."

In the House of Commons in June 1936, he protested against the requirement of bilingual banknotes in the Bank of Canada Act for banknotes to be introduced as the 1937 Series, stating there was no authority for it in the British North America Act, and that it had not been an issue during the 1935 federal election.[1] He favoured printing dual-language banknotes (distinct English and French banknotes) as had been done for the 1935 Series.[1] He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Evening Citizen 1936, p. 5.

References

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  • "Tense scene as McGeer makes attack on govt". The Evening Citizen. Vol. 93, no. 299. June 3, 1936.
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