William Bannerman | |
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Member of Parliament for Renfrew South | |
In office 1878–1882 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 November 1841 Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland |
Died | 1914 |
Political party | Conservative |
Profession | businessman, lumber merchant |
William Bannerman (born 5 November 1841, in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland [1] – 1914 [2]) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician. [1]
The son of Thomas Bannerman and Barbara McCoy, he was educated in Scotland, went to sea as a boy and came to Canada West in 1857. Bannerman worked as a clerk in his uncle's store in McNab Township for seven years. In 1865, he established a lumber company in Renfrew. Bannerman married Isabella Campbell in 1867. He served as reeve of McNab Township for three years. [3]
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1878 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Renfrew South and defeated in 1882. He was also defeated in elections in 1874 and 1875.
William Bannerman | |
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Member of Parliament for Renfrew South | |
In office 1878–1882 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 November 1841 Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland |
Died | 1914 |
Political party | Conservative |
Profession | businessman, lumber merchant |
William Bannerman (born 5 November 1841, in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland [1] – 1914 [2]) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician. [1]
The son of Thomas Bannerman and Barbara McCoy, he was educated in Scotland, went to sea as a boy and came to Canada West in 1857. Bannerman worked as a clerk in his uncle's store in McNab Township for seven years. In 1865, he established a lumber company in Renfrew. Bannerman married Isabella Campbell in 1867. He served as reeve of McNab Township for three years. [3]
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1878 as a Member of the historical Conservative Party to represent the riding of Renfrew South and defeated in 1882. He was also defeated in elections in 1874 and 1875.