William Fitzsimmons (Canadian politician)
William Fitzsimmons | |
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Member of Parliament for Brockville | |
In office 1878–1882 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Dockstader Buell |
Succeeded by | John Fisher Wood |
Ontario MPP | |
In office 1867–1875 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Wilmot Howard Cole |
Constituency | Brockville and Elizabethtown |
Personal details | |
Born | County Donegal, Ireland | March 4, 1819
Died | July 15, 1894 | (aged 75)
Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | Building contractor |
William Fitzsimmons (March 4, 1819 – July 1894) was a building contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville and Elizabethtown in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and Brockville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.
He was born in County Donegal, Ireland in 1819 and came to Perth, Ontario in Upper Canada with his parents in 1823. After completing his schooling, he worked with a building contractor in Perth before settling in Brockville in 1841. He served on the town council, also serving 8 years as mayor, and supervised the building of Victoria Hall. He served in the local militia.
External links[]
- William Fitzsimmons – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)
- History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879)
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- 1819 births
- 1894 deaths
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Immigrants to Upper Canada
- Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
- Mayors of Brockville
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- Historical Conservative Party of Canada, Ontario MP stubs
- Progressive Conservative Party, Ontario MPP stubs
- Ontario mayor stubs