William Linegar
Canadian politician and trade unionist
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| Intro | Canadian politician and trade unionist | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Activist Politician Trade unionist | |
| Work field | Activism Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1871 | |
| Death | 1 January 1951 (aged 80 years) |
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William L. Linegar (1871 – 1951) was a cooper, union leader and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1924 to 1928. Linegar was born in St. John's. Sometime after 1906, he became president of the Cooper's Union. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly as a Workingmen's Party candidate in 1919. He was defeated in a subsequent by-election and again in 1923 before being elected in 1924 as a Liberal-Conservative. In 1928, Linegar was named to the Board of Liquor Control. He became president of the Cooper's Union again in 1938.