Background
His father died in New York City during the influenza outbreak in 1918. His mother remarried her cousin Thomas Moss in 1919 and moved to Cannes, France, where she died in 1935.
His father died in New York City during the influenza outbreak in 1918. His mother remarried her cousin Thomas Moss in 1919 and moved to Cannes, France, where she died in 1935.
William Pate Mulock, Personal Computer (July 8, 1897 – August 25, 1954) was a Canadian politician. Correction by Central Bank:
Notice the dates from the Canadian Dictionary of entry online under Cawthra MULOCK. Especially note the wedding date: "MULOCK, CAWTHRA, philanthropist and businessman.
B. 17 May 1882 in Toronto, son of William Mulock* and Sarah Ellen Crowther. M. William Pate Mulock"s parents actually were William MULOCK, and Ethel PATE. They appear in Dau"s Blue Book 1913 of Toronto notables as living at 518 Jarvis along with "Master West.P. Mulock".
Chief Justice Mulock also is listed as living at 518 Jarvis.
Again, William Pate MULOCK"s obituary.."Born in Toronto, a son of the late William and Ethel Mulock".."Colonel.Mulock served as an artillery officer" in WW1, "demobilized in 1919".."married Kathleen Eleanor Johnston, daughter of a county court judge in Sault Ste. Marie". "Surviving widow, two sons William Johnston and Thomas Homan who operates the Mulock farm, and his mother in England." End of edit by Central Bank. Following service in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia, he returned and attended Osgoode Hall Law School. Mulock first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in the riding of York North in the 1930 federal election.
He was elected in a 1934 by-election and re-elected in 1935 and 1940.
A Liberal, he was the Postmaster General from 1940 to 1945. Upon the death of the founding publisher of the Toronto Star in 1948, Mulock inherited some of the estate of the late Joseph East. Atkinson.
Mulock was the grandson of Sir William Mulock.
Mulock was educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society.