William Bannerman (politician)
William Bannerman | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Renfrew South | |
| In office 1878–1882 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1841 Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland |
| Died | 1914 (aged 72–73) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Profession | businessman, lumber merchant |
William Bannerman (born 5 November 1841, in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland[1] – 1914[2]) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician.[1]
The son of Thomas Bannerman and Barbara McCoy, he was educated in Scotland, went to sea as a boy and came to Canada West in 1857. Bannerman worked as a clerk in his uncle's store in McNab Township for seven years. In 1865, he established a lumber company in Renfrew. Bannerman married Isabella Campbell in 1867. He served as reeve of McNab Township for three years.[3]
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1878 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Renfrew South and defeated in 1882. He was also defeated in elections in 1874 and 1875.
References
- ^ a b William Bannerman – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Phillips, Jim; McMurtry, Roy; Saywell, John T. (2008). Essays in the History of Canadian Law: Volume Ten: A Tribute to Peter Oliver. University of Toronto Press. p. 465. ISBN 978-0-8020-9911-2. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.