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| 1885 births | |
| wilson, william | |
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Wilson was educated at Manitoba's Wesley College, and worked as an attorney-at-law. He was the Mayor of Russell, Manitoba from 1915 to 1918 , concurrent with his early tenure in the legislature. Wilson was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the Provincial Election Of 1915 . Running for the Liberal Party , he easily defeated Conservative candidate J.P. Laycock in the constituency of Russell . Wilson was re-elected without difficulty in the 1920 Election . During these years, he was a Backbench supporter of Premier Tobias C. Norris 's government. The Liberals were defeated in the 1922 Provincial Election , and Wilson lost his seat to Isaac Griffiths of the United Farmers Of Manitoba . He sought re-election in 1927 , but was again defeated. Wilson served as chair of the Russell School Board from 1935 to 1942 . He was re-elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1941 Provincial Election , following a nineteen-year absence. Previously, the United Farmers of Manitoba had evolved into the Progressive Party , and had merged with the Liberals to create the "Liberal-Progressive Party". Wilson ran as a Liberal-Progressive, and defeated Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate H.J. Peddies by 14 votes in Russell. He again served as a government backbencher, supporting the administrations of John Bracken and, after 1943 , Stuart Garson . Wilson again defeated a candidate of the CCF in the 1945 Provincial Election . He did not run in 1949 . |
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