William Colquhoun (December 23, 1814 – September 2, 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Stormont in the 1st Parliament of Ontario.
William Colquhoun | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | James Bethune |
| Constituency | Stormont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1814 |
| Died | September 2, 1898 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He was born in Charlottenburgh, Upper Canada in 1814. He settled at Dickinson's Landing where he was postmaster from 1841 to 1863 and operated a general store. He was the first treasurer for Osnabruck Township and later served as reeve for the township. In 1855, he was elected warden of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. He was re-elected in Stormont in 1871, but his election was overturned on appeal and he lost (but was victorious) the subsequent by-election in 1872.
He moved to Cornwall, Ontario in 1876, where he was mayor from 1881 to 1883 and also served as justice of the peace.
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | William Colquhoun | 793 | 55.65 | |||||
| Liberal | A.J. Cockburn | 632 | 44.35 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,425 | 81.15 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,756 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | William Colquhoun | 705 | 50.18 | |||||
| Liberal | James Bethune | 700 | 49.82 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,405 | 74.34 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,890 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, March 21, 1872: Stormont Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Bethune | 790 | 51.10 | +6.75 | ||||
| Conservative | William Colquhoun | 756 | 48.90 | −6.75 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,546 | 100.0 | +8.49 | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.75 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 357 | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Bethune | 948 | 53.77 | +3.95 | ||||
| Conservative | William Colquhoun | 815 | 46.23 | −3.95 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,763 | 77.19 | +2.85 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,284 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.95 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Rose, George Maclean, ed. (1886). A Cyclopæedia of Canadian Biography: being chiefly men of the time. Toronto: Rose Pub. Company. p. 627.
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