William Fitzsimmons (March 4, 1819 – July 1894) was a building contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville and Elizabethtown in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and Brockville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.
William Fitzsimmons | |
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| Member of Parliament for Brockville | |
| In office 1878–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Dockstader Buell |
| Succeeded by | John Fisher Wood |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Wilmot Howard Cole |
| Constituency | Brockville and Elizabethtown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1819 County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | July 15, 1894 (aged 75) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Building contractor |
He was born in County Donegal, Ireland in 1819 and came to Perth, Ontario in Upper Canada with his parents in 1823. After completing his schooling, he worked with a building contractor in Perth before settling in Brockville in 1841. He served on the town council, also serving 8 years as mayor, and supervised the building of Victoria Hall. He served in the local militia.
Electoral history
editFederal
edit| 1878 Canadian federal election: Brockville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Fitzsimmons | 1,033 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jacob Dockstader Buell | 906 | ||||||
Provincial
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Brockville and Elizabethtown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | William Fitzsimmons | 630 | 51.05 | |||||
| Liberal | Christopher Finlay Fraser | 604 | 48.95 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,234 | 75.38 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,637 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Brockville and Elizabethtown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | William Fitzsimmons | 620 | 50.28 | −0.77 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Buell | 613 | 49.72 | +0.77 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,233 | 66.33 | −9.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 1,859 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.77 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Brockville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Wilmot Howard Cole | 1,247 | 51.51 | +1.79 | ||||
| Conservative | William Fitzsimmons | 1,174 | 48.49 | −1.79 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,421 | 71.35 | +5.03 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,393 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.79 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
External links
edit- William Fitzsimmons – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879) Archived 11 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2024.