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[[The Honourable]] '''Issac Benson Lucas''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. He served as a [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] for [[Grey Centre]] from [[1898]] to [[1919]], and later as provincial treasurer from [[1913]] to [[1914]].
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{{Infobox officeholder
He served one of the shortest terms as provincial treasurer.
| name = Isaac Benson Lucas
| image = Isaac Benson Lucas.jpg
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| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 1898
| term_end1 = 1919
| predecessor1 = [[Thomas Gamey]]
| successor1 = [[Dougall Carmichael]]
| constituency1 = [[Grey East (provincial electoral district)|Grey Centre]]
| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Conservative]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1867|9|19}}
| birth_place = [[Warwick, Ontario|Warwick Township]], [[Lambton County, Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1940|3|8|1867|9|19}}
| death_place = [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada
| occupation = Lawyer
| spouse = Elizabeth E. Richardson, Edith Jane Trees
| children = 1
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'''Isaac Benson Lucas''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|KC}} (September 19, 1867 – March 8, 1940) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] lawyer and politician. He served as a [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]] Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] for [[Grey East (provincial electoral district)|Grey Centre]] from 1898 to 1919.


Lucas was born in [[Warwick, Ontario|Warwick Township]], [[Lambton County, Ontario|Lambton County]], the son of George Lucas, who had come to Canada from [[Ireland]]. He was educated in [[Strathroy, Ontario|Strathroy]] and at the [[University of Toronto]]. He graduated from [[Osgoode Hall]] in 1899 and entered practice in [[Owen Sound, Ontario|Owen Sound]], later moving to [[Markdale, Ontario|Markdale]]. He married Elizabeth E. Richardson, the daughter of [[Matthew Kendal Richardson]]. In 1908, he was named [[King's Counsel]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916 |author=EJ Chambers |date=1919}}</ref> He served one of the shortest terms as provincial treasurer, serving from 1913 to 1914. Lucas was [[Attorney General of Ontario|Attorney General]] from 1914 to 1919. During his time in office, Lucas was responsible for steering the Workmen's Compensation Act through the provincial legislature. He also served as government representative on the Hydro-Electric Commission and helped promote the development of a park in the area surrounding the [[Horseshoe Falls]] at Niagara.
He died in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]] in 1940.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hon. I.B. Lucas dead; Ontario ex-treasurer |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 9, 1940 |page=4}}</ref>


== References ==
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Preceded by:<br>'''[[Arthur Matheson]]'''
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Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Thomas McGarry]]'''
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== External links ==
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* {{Ontario MPP biography|id=isaac-benson-lucas}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095427/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6098 ''History of Dufferin County'', S Sawden (1952)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083600/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3475 ''A History of the county of Grey'', EL Marsh (1931)]
*[https://aims.archives.gov.on.ca/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/DESCRIPTION_WEB/WEB_DESC_DET?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%20593 Isaac Benson Lucas fonds], Archives of Ontario


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Latest revision as of 18:45, 22 October 2024

Isaac Benson Lucas
Ontario MPP
In office
1898–1919
Preceded byThomas Gamey
Succeeded byDougall Carmichael
ConstituencyGrey Centre
Personal details
Born(1867-09-19)September 19, 1867
Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 8, 1940(1940-03-08) (aged 72)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Elizabeth E. Richardson, Edith Jane Trees
Children1
OccupationLawyer

Isaac Benson Lucas, KC (September 19, 1867 – March 8, 1940) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Grey Centre from 1898 to 1919.

Lucas was born in Warwick Township, Lambton County, the son of George Lucas, who had come to Canada from Ireland. He was educated in Strathroy and at the University of Toronto. He graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1899 and entered practice in Owen Sound, later moving to Markdale. He married Elizabeth E. Richardson, the daughter of Matthew Kendal Richardson. In 1908, he was named King's Counsel.[1] He served one of the shortest terms as provincial treasurer, serving from 1913 to 1914. Lucas was Attorney General from 1914 to 1919. During his time in office, Lucas was responsible for steering the Workmen's Compensation Act through the provincial legislature. He also served as government representative on the Hydro-Electric Commission and helped promote the development of a park in the area surrounding the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara.

He died in Toronto, Ontario in 1940.[2]

References

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  1. ^ EJ Chambers (1919). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1916.
  2. ^ "Hon. I.B. Lucas dead; Ontario ex-treasurer". The Globe and Mail. March 9, 1940. p. 4.
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Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Ontario
1913-1914 		Succeeded by


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