Preceded by George Cox Resigned 1896 Succeeded by Samuel Bingham | Role Former Mayor of Ottawa Name William Borthwick | |
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Died October 17, 1928, Ottawa, Canada Previous office Mayor of Ottawa (1895–1896) | ||
William Borthwick (February 13, 1848 – October 17, 1928) was mayor of Ottawa from 1895 to 1896.
He was born near Mer Bleue in Gloucester Township in 1848. He went to California in 1868 and worked in the timber trade there. He returned to Ottawa in 1872 and opened a grocery store. He was first elected as an alderman in 1887.
He died in 1928 of pneumonia and was buried in Beechwood Cemetery.
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