Eric William Blake Cross

Eric Cross

Ontario MPP
In office 1937–1943
Preceded by	Richard Colter
Succeeded by	William Walsh
Constituency	Haldimand—Norfolk
Personal details
Born	(1904-01-27)January 27, 1904 Madoc, Ontario
Died	February 25, 1965(1965-02-25) (aged 61) Woodstock, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Lawyer, judge

Eric William Blake Cross (January 1, 1904 – February 25, 1965) was an Ontario judge and political figure. He represented Haldimand—Norfolk in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1943 as a Liberal member.

Background

Cross was born in 1904 in Madoc, Ontario. His parents were William Cross and Mary Judith Falls.^[1] He also became Chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board. Cross served as a Provincial Magistrate and County Court judge. He died in Woodstock, Ontario at the age of 61.^[2]

Politics

Cross served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Welfare from 1937 to 1940; he was Attorney General and Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1943.

Cabinet posts

Cabinet Posts (2)
Provincial Government of Gordon Daniel Conant
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Thomas McQuesten	Minister of Municipal Affairs 1943 (May-August)	George Dunbar
Gordon Daniel Conant	Attorney General 1943 (May-August)	Leslie Blackwell
Provincial Government of Mitchell Hepburn
Cabinet Posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
David Croll	Minister of Municipal Affairs 1937-1940	Thomas McQuesten
David Croll	Minister of Public Welfare 1937-1940	Farquhar Oliver

References

↑ "Person Details for Eric William Blake Cross". Family Search.
↑ "Judge Eric Cross: Ex-Attorney-General Joined Bench in 1944". The Globe and Mail. February 26, 1965. p. 55.

External links

Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History

Biography, Eric William Blake Cross fonds, Archives of Ontario

Attorney General of Ontario

Attorneys-General of Upper Canada	White Gray Scott Firth Robinson (acting) G.D. Boulton Robinson H.G. Boulton Jameson Hagerman Draper

Attorneys-General of the Province of Canada (Canada West)	Draper Baldwin Richards J.A. Macdonald J.S. Macdonald

Attorneys-General of Ontario	J.S. Macdonald Crooks Mowat Hardy Latchford Whitney Foy Lucas Raney Nickle Price Roebuck Conant Cross Blackwell Porter Roberts Cass Wishart Lawrence Bales Welch Clement McMurtry Scott Hampton Boyd Harnick Flaherty Young Sterling Bryant Bentley Gerretsen Meilleur Naqvi

Cabinet of Premier Mitchell Hepburn (1934–1942)

19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1934–1937)	David Croll (Labour, Municipal Affairs, Public Welfare) James Faulkner (Health) Peter Heenan (Lands and Forests) Paul Leduc (Mines) Duncan Marshall (Agriculture) Thomas McQuesten (Highways, Public Works) Harry Nixon (Provincial Secretary and Registrar) Arthur Roebuck (Labour, Attorney-General) Leonard Simpson (Education) Mitchell Hepburn (Premier and Treasurer of Ontario)

20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (1937–1942)	Colin Campbell (Public Works, 1937–41) Gordon Conant (Attorney-General) Eric Cross (Municipal Affairs and Public Welfare, 1937–40) Patrick Dewan (Agriculture) A. St. Clair Gordon (Minister without portfolio) Peter Heenan (Lands and Forests (1937–41), Labour (1938, 1941–42)) Norman Hipel (Labour (1938–41), Public Works (1940–41), Lands and Forests (1941–42)) William Houck (Minister without portfolio) Harold Kirby (Health) Robert Laurier (Mines, 1940–42) Paul Leduc (Mines, 1937–40) Morrison MacBride (Labour, 1937–38) Duncan McArthur (Education, 1940–42) Thomas McQuesten (Highways, Mines (1940), Municipal Affairs (1940–42)) Harry Nixon (Provincial Secretary and Registrar) Farquhar Oliver (Public Welfare and Public Works, 1941–42) Leonard Simpson (Education, 1937–40) Mitchell Hepburn (Premier and Treasurer of Ontario)

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