William Sexton (January 3, 1819 – May 20, 1895) was an Ontario farmer, auctioneer and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879.[1]
William Sexton | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Awrey |
| Constituency | Wentworth South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1819 Schenectady, New York |
| Died | May 20, 1895 (aged 76) Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Eleanor Wilkins (m. 1840) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
He was born in Schenectady, New York in 1819 and came to Ancaster Township in Upper Canada in 1832 with his parents. In 1840, Sexton married Eleanor Wilkins. He served on the township council and was reeve in 1859. In 1890, he moved to Hamilton, Ontario. He served as a commissioner in the Court of Queen's Bench for Wentworth County.
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Wentworth South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | William Sexton | 1,002 | 50.07 | |||||
| Conservative | T. White | 999 | 49.93 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,001 | 83.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,404 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Wentworth South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Sexton | 957 | 66.97 | +16.89 | ||||
| Conservative | J.V.W. Spohn | 472 | 33.03 | −16.89 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,429 | 56.08 | −27.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,548 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +16.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Wentworth South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Sexton | 944 | 71.14 | +4.17 | ||||
| Conservative | J.V.W. Spohn | 383 | 28.86 | −4.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,327 | 44.70 | −11.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,969 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Person Details for William Sexton, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Ancaster's Heritage, Ancster Historical Society (1973)
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
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