Allen Bristol Aylesworth

The Honourable
Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth
PC, KCMG, QC
The Honourable Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth PC, KCMG, QC
Minister of Justice
	In office; 4 June 1906 – 6 October 1911
Preceded by	Charles Fitzpatrick
Succeeded by	Charles Doherty
Postmaster General
	In office; 16 October 1905 – 3 June 1906
Preceded by	William Mulock
Succeeded by	Rodolphe Lemieux
Minister of Labour
	In office; 16 October 1905 – 3 June 1906
Preceded by	William Mulock
Succeeded by	Rodolphe Lemieux
Personal details
Born	November 27, 1854; Newburgh, Canada West
Died	February 13, 1952 (aged 97)
Political party	Liberal

Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth, PC, KCMG, QC (27 November 1854 – 13 February 1952) was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian.

Life and career[edit]

Born in Newburgh, Canada West, of United Empire Loyalist ancestry, Aylesworth was educated at the University of Toronto, and called to the Ontario Bar in 1878. As the Canadian member of the Alaska Boundary Tribunal in 1903, he presented his country's views in a minority report. Elected to the Dominion parliament in 1905, he served in the cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laurier as postmaster-general and minister of labour, 1905–1906, and minister of justice, 1906–1911, in which capacity he oversaw the pardon of Angelina Napolitano, Canada's first battered woman defence case.^[1] He acted as British representative at the North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration in The Hague, 1910–1911, and was knighted for his services.

A Liberal, Aylesworth was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on 22 November 1905 and re-elected in the 1908 as the Member of Parliament for the riding of York North in the province of Ontario. He served Cabinet of Canada under Sir Wilfrid Laurier as the Minister of Labour and Postmaster General of Canada from 16 October 1905 – 3 June 1906, and as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 4 June 1906 – 6 October 1911. On 11 January 1923 he was appointed to the Senate of Canada upon the recommendation of William Lyon Mackenzie King. He represented the senatorial division of North York, Ontario until his death.

Legacy[edit]

Mount Aylesworth, aka Boundary Peak 177, a summit on the Alaska-British Columbia boundary, was named for him in 1927.^[2]

Electoral record[edit]

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 22 November 1905 On Mr. Mulock being appointed Judge
	Liberal	Allen Bristol Aylesworth	2,729
	Conservative	Arch. McCallum	2,235

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Allen Bristol Aylesworth	2,856
	Conservative	John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong	2,550

References[edit]

^ Iacovetta, Franca (2005). "Napolitano (Neapolitano), Angelina". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^ "Aylesworth, Mount". BC Geographical Names.

External links[edit]

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by William Mulock	Member of Parliament for York North 1905–1911	Succeeded by John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong
Preceded by William Proudfoot	Senator for North York, Ontario 1923–1952	Succeeded by Allan Woodrow
Political offices
Preceded by William Mulock	Postmaster General of Canada 1905–1906	Succeeded by Rodolphe Lemieux
Preceded by William Mulock	Minister of Labour 1905–1906	Succeeded by Rodolphe Lemieux
Preceded by Charles Fitzpatrick	Minister of Justice 1906–1911	Succeeded by Charles Doherty

[Dictionary-1] Iacovetta, Franca (2005). "Napolitano (Neapolitano), Angelina". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.

[2] "Aylesworth, Mount". BC Geographical Names.

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v t e Ministers of Labour
Ministers of Labour (1900–96)	Mulock Aylesworth Lemieux¹ W. L. M. King Crothers Robertson Murdock J. H. King (acting) Elliott Manion (acting) Jones Heenan Robertson Gordon Rogers McLarty Mitchell Martin (acting) Gregg Starr MacEachen Nicholson Pépin Mackasey O'Connell Munro Ouellet (acting) O'Connell Alexander Regan Caccia Ouellet McKnight Cadieux Corbeil Danis Valcourt Axworthy Robillard
Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)²	Young Pettigrew Stewart Frulla Dryden
Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13)	Stronach Finley Solberg Finley
Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15)	Kenney Poilievre
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present)	Duclos
Ministers of Labour (1996–2015)	Robillard Gagliano MacAulay Bradshaw Fontana³ Blackburn Ambrose Raitt Leitch
Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–2019)	Mihychuk Hajdu
Minister of Labour (2019–present)	Tassi O'Regan
¹Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. ²The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. ³Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".