John William Bosley
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The Hon. John William Bosley was born on May 4, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He is best known for having been Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from November 5, 1984 to September 29, 1986. Prior to his election to Parliament, he was a businessman. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, he was first elected in the 1979 election in the riding of Don Valley West in Toronto. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Joe Clark.
He was subsequently defeated in the 1980 election. He returned to the Canadian House of Commons as a result of the 1984 election after which he became Speaker.
On June 27, 1985, the House adopted changes to the Standing Orders, providing for the election of the Speaker by secret ballot. The first such election took place on September 30, 1986, when Speaker Bosley tendered his resignation, and presided over the election of the Honourable John Fraser as the thirty-second Speaker of the House of Commons.
Bosley was re-elected as an Member of Parliament (MP) in 1988 election before being defeated in the 1993 election in which the Progressive Conservative Party were reduced from 157 MPs to 2.
| Preceded by: Cyril Lloyd Francis 1984 | Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons 1984-1986 | Followed by: John Allen Fraser 1986-1994 |