William Black (Ontario politician)

William Black

Portrait by Edmund Wyly Grier
Ontario MPP
In office
1911–1943
Preceded by William James Paul
Succeeded by John Pringle
Constituency Addington
Personal details
Born (1867-10-17)October 17, 1867
Dundas County, Ontario
Died October 24, 1944(1944-10-24) (aged 77)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Georgia R. Griffith
Occupation Railway trackman

William David Black (October 17, 1867[1] – October 24, 1944[2]) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1927-1929 and served as Conservative MLA for Addington from 1911 to 1943.

He was born in Dundas County, Ontario, the son of William Black.[1] After leaving the family farm, Black worked as a trackman for the Canadian Pacific Railway.[2] In 1892, he married Georgia R. Griffith.[1] Black moved to Parham in 1894, where he operated a general store and worked as a contractor. He was also involved in lumbering and contracting in the Temagami region.[2] Black served on the municipal council for Parham and was a justice of the peace and an issuer of marriage licenses. He also served as secretary-treasurer of the Agricultural Society.[1]

He retired from politics in 1943 due to health problems. Black died in Ottawa the following year at the age of 76.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chambers, E J (1915). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dale, Clare A (1992). Whose servant I am" : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library. pp. 222–24.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.