William Henry Comstock (August 1, 1830 – March 9, 1919) was an American/Canadian businessman and politician.[1]
William Henry Comstock | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brockville | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Preceded by | John Fisher Wood |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Derbyshire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1830 Batavia, New York, USA |
| Died | March 9, 1919 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Pharmaceutical Company
editBorn in Batavia, New York, Comstock was educated in Flushing, New York, and on leaving school started work as a clerk. He started his business in 1854, William H. Comstock Company, Ltd., which sold patent medicine including Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills, Dead Shot Pellets and McKenzus Dead Shot Worm Candy.[2][3]
Political career
editComstock was a town councillor and mayor of Brockville, Ontario. He twice ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Brockville in the 1882 and 1887 elections, before being elected in an 1899 by-election resulting from the death of the sitting MP, John Fisher Wood.[4] He did not run in 1900.
Electoral record
edit| 1882 Canadian federal election: Brockville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Fisher Wood | 1,277 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Comstock | 1,272 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Brockville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Fisher Wood | 1,823 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Henry Comstock | 1,534 | ||||||
On Mr. Wood's death, 14 March 1899:
| By-election on 20 April 1899 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | COMSTOCK, W.H. | 1,881 | |||
| Conservative | WHITE, Hon. Peter | 1,673 | |||
References
edit- ^ Cochrane, William; Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell) (1891). The Canadian Album: Men of Canada. Robarts - University of Toronto. Brantford, Ont. : Bradley, Garretson & Co.
- ^ Shaw, Robert B. "The Project Gutenberg: History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills". www.gutenberg.org.
- ^ William H. Comstock Company. "Collection: William H. Comstock Company, Limited papers | UR Archives & Special Collections". archives.lib.rochester.edu.
- ^ Parliament of Canada. "William Henry Comstock, M.P." lop.parl.ca. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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