The son of John Gardhouse and Mary Alice Dickson, he was born in Highfield (now part of Etobicoke) and was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College. In 1905, he married the Alice Garbutt. He served on the Thistledown School Board. Gardhouse was warden for York County.[1] He served as reeve of Etobicoke from 1921 to 1924 and in 1932.[3]
Gardhouse ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1932; he was elected in 1934 and re-elected in 1937.
He suffered a heart attack in 1947 and died three years later at the age of 70.[2]
References
^ abNormandin, A L (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ ab"William James Gardhouse". Canadian Orange Historical Site.
^"1850-1997 The Township/City of Etobicoke". Mayors, Councillors, Reeves & Chairmen. City of Toronto.
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william, james, gardhouse, september, 1880, october, 1950, farmer, livestock, breeder, politician, ontario, canada, represented, york, west, legislative, assembly, ontario, from, 1934, 1943, liberal, william, gardhouseontario, mppin, office, 1934, 1943preceded. William James Gardhouse September 1 1880 October 6 1950 was a farmer livestock breeder and politician in Ontario Canada He represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal 1 2 William GardhouseOntario MPPIn office 1934 1943Preceded byHenry Isaac PriceSucceeded byCharles MillardConstituencyYork WestPersonal detailsBorn 1880 09 01 September 1 1880Highfield OntarioDiedOctober 6 1950 1950 10 06 aged 70 Toronto OntarioPolitical partyLiberalSpouseAlice Garbutt m 1905 OccupationFarmerThe son of John Gardhouse and Mary Alice Dickson he was born in Highfield now part of Etobicoke and was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College In 1905 he married the Alice Garbutt He served on the Thistledown School Board Gardhouse was warden for York County 1 He served as reeve of Etobicoke from 1921 to 1924 and in 1932 3 Gardhouse ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1932 he was elected in 1934 and re elected in 1937 He suffered a heart attack in 1947 and died three years later at the age of 70 2 References Edit a b Normandin A L 1936 Canadian Parliamentary Guide a b William James Gardhouse Canadian Orange Historical Site 1850 1997 The Township City of Etobicoke Mayors Councillors Reeves amp Chairmen City of Toronto External links EditOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history This article about a Ontario Liberal Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William James Gardhouse amp oldid 1134853065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
