William White (Canadian politician)
William White, Q.C. (April 29, 1856 – May 9, 1953) was a Canadian politician. He served on the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories for Regina from 1883 to 1885.[1]
William White | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of the Northwest Territories for Regina | |
| In office August 13, 1883 – August 12, 1885 | |
| Succeeded by | David Jelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 29, 1856 Hamilton, Canada West |
| Died | May 9, 1953 (aged 97) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | lawyer |
White was born in 1856 at Hamilton, Canada West, the son of Thomas White. After receiving education at the Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, he became a lawyer.[2] Though he served on the Northwest Territories Council as an independent as it was non-partisan, White affiliated himself later with the Conservative Party of Canada. He would practice law at Moosomin where he was also a prosecutor. He later moved to British Columbia, Yukon and England.[3] In 1887, he married Frances Louisa Cholerton-Hall.
He was elected in 1883 to the Council of the North West Territories, and retired at the next election, in 1885.
Electoral results
1883 election
| August 13, 1883 by-election | |||
| [1] | Name | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| William White | 89 | 59.33% | |
| Joseph O. Boucher | 31 | 20.67% | |
| Edward Carss | 30 | 20.00% | |
| Total Votes | 150 | 100% | |
References
- "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- Robertson, John Palmerston (1887), A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Call Printing Company, retrieved 19 February 2014
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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