Canadian politician
William Major
In office Preceded by W. L. Mackenzie King Succeeded by riding dissolved
Born William Joseph Major
(1896-04-12 ) 12 April 1896North Lancaster, Ontario , CanadaDied 24 February 1966(1966-02-24) (aged 69) Political party Liberal Spouse(s) Gabrielle Besner[ 1] Profession poultry farmer
William Joseph Major (12 April 1896 – 24 February 1966) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in North Lancaster, Ontario .
Major attended International Business College in Montreal, then became a poultry farmer. He was an Ontario municipal politician for Lancaster Township as a councillor from 1931 to 1934, then deputy reeve from 1935 to 1938, then reeve from 1939 to 1946.[ 1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Glengarry riding in the 1949 general election . After serving his only term in the House of Commons, Major campaigned as an Independent Liberal and was defeated by Raymond Bruneau of the Liberal party in the 1953 election , when his riding became Glengarry—Prescott .
References
^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide .
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