William Craig (Canadian politician)

For other people named William Craig, see William Craig (disambiguation).

William Craig (May 16, 1828 – January 1, 1897) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.

William Craig
Ontario MPP
In office 1867–1874
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Adam J. Baker
Constituency	Russell
Personal details
Born	(1816-05-16)May 16, 1816 Bytown, Upper Canada
Died	January 1, 1897(1897-01-01) (aged 68) Russell Township, Ontario
Political party	Conservative

He was born in Bytown in 1828, the son of an Irish immigrant, and educated in Nepean. He served as warden for the counties of Prescott and Russell and reeve for Russell Township. He died in Russell in 1897.

Electoral history

1871 Ontario general election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Craig	773	51.29	−14.04
	Liberal	Ira Morgan	727	48.24	+24.43
	Independent	Mr. Hely	7	0.46
Turnout			1,507	56.15	−12.80
Eligible voters			2,684
	Conservative hold		Swing		−19.24
Source: Elections Ontario

1867 Ontario general election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Craig	1,287	65.33
	Liberal	J.L. O'Hanley	469	23.81
	Independent	R. Sparks	214	10.86
Total valid votes			1,970	68.95
Eligible voters			2,857
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1873, HJ Morgan