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Place of Birth: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
About John Leys
- John Leys (January 27, 1834 – after 1890) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure.
- He represented Toronto in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member. He was born in Pickering, Ontario County, Upper Canada in 1834, the son of Francis Leys, a Scottish immigrant.
- He was educated at the Toronto Academy.
- Leys studied law with Angus Morrison, was called to the bar in 1860 and set up practice in Toronto.
- He served as solicitor for the Toronto and Nipissing Railway and was involved in the development of the Narrow Gauge Railway.
- In 1865, he married Helen Emma Arthurs, the daughter of a Toronto merchant.
- He ran unsuccessfully in Toronto East in 1879 and 1882 before his election to the provincial assembly in 1886. His brother Francis also served as a member of the provincial assembly.
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