William Sexton (politician)

William Sexton
Ontario MPP
In office 1867–1879
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Nicholas Awrey
Constituency	Wentworth South
Personal details
Born	(1819-01-03)January 3, 1819 Schenectady, New York
Died	May 20, 1895(1895-05-20) (aged 76) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Eleanor Wilkins (m. 1840)
Occupation	Farmer

William Sexton (January 3, 1819 – May 20, 1895) was an Ontario farmer, auctioneer and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879.

He was born in Schenectady, New York in 1819 and came to Ancaster Township in Upper Canada in 1832 with his parents. In 1840, Sexton married Eleanor Wilkins. He served on the township council and was reeve in 1859. In 1890, he moved to Hamilton, Ontario. He served as a commissioner in the Court of Queen's Bench for Wentworth County.

Electoral history

1867 Ontario general election: Wentworth South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	William Sexton	1,002	50.07
	Conservative	T. White	999	49.93
Total valid votes			2,001	83.24
Eligible voters			2,404
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

1871 Ontario general election: Wentworth South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Sexton	957	66.97	+16.89
	Conservative	J.V.W. Spohn	472	33.03	−16.89
Turnout			1,429	56.08	−27.16
Eligible voters			2,548
	Liberal hold		Swing		+16.89
Source: Elections Ontario

1875 Ontario general election: Wentworth South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Sexton	944	71.14	+4.17
	Conservative	J.V.W. Spohn	383	28.86	−4.17
Total valid votes			1,327	44.70	−11.39
Eligible voters			2,969
	Liberal hold		Swing		+4.17
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• Ancaster's Heritage, Ancster Historical Society (1973)
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)