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William Simmons (politician)

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William Charles Simmons (February 28, 1865 – August 26, 1956) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

Simmons was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1906 to 1908 for the Alberta Liberal Party. He was elected in a by-election after Leverett DeVeber was appointed to the Senate of Canada. He resigned in 1908 to run for the House of Commons of Canada for Medicine Hat. He was defeated by the former Northwest Territories MLA Charles Alexander Magrath.[1]

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by MLA Lethbridge
1906–1908
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Who's Who and Why--- A Biographical Dictionary of Men and Women of Western Canada Especially compiled for Newspaper and Library reference, volume 3 1?13, pages 747-748