title: Harold James Kirby
text: # Harold James Kirby
  
  Harold James Kirby (April 28, 1895 – October 20, 1956) was a lawyer, real estate agent and political figure in Ontario. He represented Eglinton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal member.
  
  ## Background
  
  He was born in Maple, the son of James Henry Kirby, and educated in North Toronto and at Osgoode Hall. Kirby served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. He died following a heart attack in 1956.
  
  ## Politics
  
  He was Minister of Health from 1937 to 1943 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1942 to 1943.
  
  ### Cabinet positions
  
  Ontario provincial government of Mitchell Hepburn :
  
  | Cabinet posts (2) |||
  | - | - | - |
  | Predecessor | Office | Successor |
  | Farquhar Oliver | Minister of Public Welfare 1942-1943 | Farquhar Oliver |
  | James Faulkner | Minister of Health 1937-1943 | Percy Vivian |
  