The son of Edmund James Wilson and Mary Ann Dunsmore, Wilson was educated at Manitoba's Wesley College, and worked as an attorney-at-law. In 1909, he married Bertha Cairns.[3] He was the mayor of Russell, Manitoba from 1915 to 1918, concurrent with his early tenure in the legislature.[4]
Wilson served as chair of the Russell School Board from 1935 to 1942.[4]
He was re-elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election, following a nineteen-year absence.[1] Previously, the United Farmers of Manitoba had evolved into the Progressive Party, and had merged with the Liberals to create the "Liberal-Progressive Party". Wilson ran as a Liberal-Progressive, and defeated Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate H.J. Peddies by 14 votes in Russell. He again served as a government backbencher, supporting the administrations of John Bracken and, after 1943, Stuart Garson.
^ abcdefgh. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
^"Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records". Government of Manitoba. Registration number 1885-004919. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
^Chambers, Ernest J (1921). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ ab"Under The Golden Boy, Manitoba's M.L.A.s". Winnipeg Evening Tribune. March 19, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
December 02, 2023
william, wilber, wilfred, wilson, other, people, named, william, wilson, william, wilson, disambiguation, october, 1885, birtle, manitoba, january, 1964, politician, manitoba, canada, served, legislative, assembly, manitoba, from, 1915, 1922, again, from, 1941. For other people named William Wilson see William Wilson disambiguation William Wilber Wilfred Wilson October 6 1885 1 in Birtle Manitoba 2 January 27 1964 1 was a politician in Manitoba Canada He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922 and again from 1941 to 1949 1 The son of Edmund James Wilson and Mary Ann Dunsmore Wilson was educated at Manitoba s Wesley College and worked as an attorney at law In 1909 he married Bertha Cairns 3 He was the mayor of Russell Manitoba from 1915 to 1918 concurrent with his early tenure in the legislature 4 Wilson was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1915 1 Running for the Liberal Party he easily defeated Conservative candidate J P Laycock in the constituency of Russell Wilson was re elected without difficulty in the 1920 election 1 During these years he was a backbench supporter of Premier Tobias Norris s government The Liberals were defeated in the 1922 provincial election and Wilson lost his seat to Isaac Griffiths of the United Farmers of Manitoba He sought re election in 1927 but was again defeated 1 Wilson served as chair of the Russell School Board from 1935 to 1942 4 He was re elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 provincial election following a nineteen year absence 1 Previously the United Farmers of Manitoba had evolved into the Progressive Party and had merged with the Liberals to create the Liberal Progressive Party Wilson ran as a Liberal Progressive and defeated Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate H J Peddies by 14 votes in Russell He again served as a government backbencher supporting the administrations of John Bracken and after 1943 Stuart Garson Wilson again defeated a candidate of the CCF in the 1945 provincial election 1 He did not run in 1949 References edit a b c d e f g h MLA Biographies Deceased Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Archived from the original on 2014 03 30 Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records Government of Manitoba Registration number 1885 004919 Retrieved 2012 12 18 Chambers Ernest J 1921 Canadian Parliamentary Guide a b Under The Golden Boy Manitoba s M L A s Winnipeg Evening Tribune March 19 1943 p 13 Retrieved 2012 12 21 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wilber Wilfred Wilson amp oldid 1134712933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
