Crowell Willson
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Source: Library and Archives Canada
Crowell Willson (1815 – October 12, 1894) was a Canadian farmer and political figure. He represented Middlesex East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and in 1874.[1]
He was born in St. Thomas, Upper Canada in 1815,[1] the son of Benjamin Willson.[2] In 1838, he settled in London Township and established a wool carding mill there.[3] In 1851, he was elected to represent Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada; he was reelected in East Middlesex in 1863.[2] He was elected to the federal parliament in 1867 and 1874 but, in 1874, he was unseated after his election was protested.[1] Willson was also a director of the London Mutual Fire Insurance Company.[3]
In 1843, Willson married Maria Jackson. He died in Wingham at the age of 79.[2] Template:1867 Canadian federal election/Middlesex East Template:1874 Canadian federal election/Middlesex East
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- ↑ a b c Crowell Willson – Parliament of Canada biography
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- ↑ a b The History of the County of Middlesex, Canada, Danel Brook & Muriel Moon
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- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
- People from St. Thomas, Ontario
- 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada