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William McGill (29 December 1814 – 9 November 1883) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Ontario South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1871.
McGillwas born in Glasgow, Scotland to a jeweller and watchmaker, and came to Whitby Township, Upper Canada with his parents while still young. McGill studied medicine at Willoughby Medical College in Ohio, received an MD from McGill College in 1848 and studied at Mott's medical school in New York City. He set up practice in Oshawa. In 1848, he married Julia Ann Bates. He was elected to the medical council of the college of physicians and surgeons of Ontario in 1866. In 1871, he was defeated by Abram Farewell in his bid for reelection to the legislative assembly. McGill served on the county council from 1874 to 1876. He became an elder of the Disciples Church.
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Ontario South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | William McGill | 1,367 | 56.35 | |||||
| Conservative | D. Tucker | 1,059 | 43.65 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,426 | 83.60 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,902 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Ontario South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Abram Farewell | 1,180 | 52.17 | −4.18 | ||||
| Conservative | William McGill | 1,082 | 47.83 | +4.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,262 | 65.81 | −17.79 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,437 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
References
Bibliography
- William McGill – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)
- The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men. Vol. Ontario. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1880. pp. 746–747.
- Canniff, Wm. (1894). The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850. Toronto: William Briggs. pp. 476–477.
- Farewell, J.E. (1907). County of Ontario: Short Notes as to the Early Settlement and Progress of the County. Whitby, Ontario: Gazette-Chronicle Press. pp. 22, 94.