Arthur Radcliffe Boswell
Arthur Radcliffe Boswell was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served one term as Mayor of Toronto. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.
Boswell was born in Cobourg, Upper Canada. His father was George Morse Jukes Boswell. Boswell studied law, and became a member of the bar in 1865. He served two terms of chairman of the Public Library Board, and in 1876 he successfully ran for a seat on the Toronto City Council. In 1882 he ran for Mayor; his opponent was John Jacob Withrow, a former Toronto Alderman who was instrumental in bringing Toronto's first industrial fair to fruition. Boswell won the election by five votes, and served one term. He did not stand for re-election.
In 1911 Boswell was appointed Superintendent of Insurance for Ontario and Registrar of Loan Companies.
