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William Thoburn (politician)

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Preceded by
  
Thomas Boyd Caldwell

Died
  
January 23, 1928

Role
  
Canadian Politician


Name
  
William Thoburn

Political party
  
Conservative

Resigned
  
1917

Succeeded by
  
The electoral district was abolished in 1914.

Born
  
April 14, 1847 Portsmouth, England (
1847-04-14
)

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

William Thoburn (April 14, 1847 – January 23, 1928) was a Canadian woollen manufacturer and politician in the province of Ontario.

Born in Portsmouth, England, Thoburn came to Canada in 1857 and was educated at Pakenham School in Pakenham, Ontario. He moved to Almonte, Ontario in 1867 and eventually became a woollen manufacturer. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Lanark North in the 1908 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1911 election. He served for several years as a school trustee and councillor, and was for seven years Mayor of Almonte.

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