Born in England, little is known of the life of William L. Distin. He first appears as an active member of the Hamilton community in 1849, when he was elected mayor and served on the building committee of Christ's Church. From 1849 until 1853 he was chairman of the board of trustees for Common Schools, and in that capacity he presided at the opening of Central School 2 May 1853. A supporter of Sir Allan MacNab, he is believed to have lived on King Street West, until his death in 1858.
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Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol I, 1791–1875); Thomas Melville Bailey; W.L. Griffin Ltd, (1981); Pg 61
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william, distin, august, 1789, september, 1879, canadian, municipal, politician, mayor, hamilton, ontario, 1849, mayor, hamilton, ontarioin, office, 1849, 1849preceded, bygeorge, sylvester, tiffanysucceeded, byjohn, fisherpersonal, detailsbornaugust, 1789engla. William L Distin August 1789 September 30 1879 was a Canadian municipal politician He was mayor of Hamilton Ontario in 1849 William L Distin3rd Mayor of Hamilton OntarioIn office 1849 1849Preceded byGeorge Sylvester TiffanySucceeded byJohn FisherPersonal detailsBornAugust 1789EnglandDiedSeptember 30 1879 aged 90 Hamilton Upper CanadaBorn in England little is known of the life of William L Distin He first appears as an active member of the Hamilton community in 1849 when he was elected mayor and served on the building committee of Christ s Church From 1849 until 1853 he was chairman of the board of trustees for Common Schools and in that capacity he presided at the opening of Central School 2 May 1853 A supporter of Sir Allan MacNab he is believed to have lived on King Street West until his death in 1858 References editDictionary of Hamilton Biography Vol I 1791 1875 Thomas Melville Bailey W L Griffin Ltd 1981 Pg 61 nbsp This article about a mayor in Ontario is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William L Distin amp oldid 1065411725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
