William Gibson (Dundas County, Ontario politician)
William Gibson | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dundas | |
| In office 1872–1878 | |
| Preceded by | John Sylvester Ross |
| Succeeded by | John Sylvester Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1815 Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Died | February 1890 |
| Political party | Independent Liberal |
William Gibson (1815 – February 1890) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland[1] and educated in Scotland,[2] Gibson came to British North America in 1839 and first settled at Burrit's Rapids where he operated a flour mill. He then moved to Spencerville where he built and operated another mill. In 1827, he settled in Morrisburg, where he purchased a mill from Benjamin Chaffey and later built another mill.[3] He was also a director of the Ottawa Agricultural Fire Insurance Company.[2] Miller served on the town council for Morrisburg. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1872 as an Independent Liberal defeating incumbent John Sylvester Ross in a two candidate contest. Ross who was a member of John A. Macdonald's Liberal-Conservative faction. Gibson was re-elected in 1874 representing Dundas electoral district. He retired from office at the subsequent election.[1]
Gibson was married twice: to Eliza Kennedy in 1843 and to Jane Gillespie in 1854.[3]
References
- ^ a b c William Gibson – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b Carter, J Smith (1999). "The story of Dundas : being a history of the county of Dundas from 1784 to 1904". p. 217. Retrieved 2009-09-18.