Thomas Wills (August 2, 1826 – March 11, 1907)[1] was an Ontario political figure. He represented Hastings West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1875 to 1879.
Thomas Wills | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1875–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Ketchum Graham |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Robertson |
| Constituency | Hastings West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1826 Salisbury, England |
| Died | March 11, 1907 (aged 80) Hastings, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Anna Maria Levesconte (m. 1852) |
He was born in Salisbury, England in 1826 (one source indicates that he was born in Newfoundland) and was educated there. In 1852, he married Anna Maria Levesconte. He served as a clerk for Hastings County and was lieutenant-colonel for the local militia. Wills ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the House of Commons in 1874.
Electoral history
edit| 1875 Ontario general election: Hastings West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | Thomas Wills | 720 | 36.87 | |||||
| Independent | Ketchum Graham | 618 | 31.64 | |||||
| Liberal | J. Lewis | 615 | 31.49 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,953 | 65.94 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,962 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226297239/thomas-wills
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1879, CH Mackintosh
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