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Name
  
Henry Witton

Role
  
Political figure

Died
  
November 8, 1921


Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

Henry Buckingham Witton (October 21, 1831 – November 8, 1921) was an Ontario painter and political figure. He represented Hamilton in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874. He ran as a Conservative Labour candidate, but took his seat as a straight Conservative member following his election in 1872.

Witton was born in South Lopham, Norfolk, England and educated there. In 1860, he married M.A. Palmer. He worked as a master painter at the Great Western Railway Shops in Hamilton, Ontario. Witton ran unsuccessfully for the federal seat in 1874 and 1875 as a Conservative Labour member. Witton was appointed inspector of canals in 1879 and served in that post until 1890. He died in Hamilton at the age of 90.

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Henry Buckingham Witton Wikipedia


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