William Henry Golding

The Honourable William Henry Golding
Member of Parliament for Huron South
In office October 1932 – October 1935
Preceded by	Thomas McMillan
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Huron—Perth
In office October 1935 – December 1961
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Andrew Young McLean
Personal details
Born	William Henry Golding (1878-04-14)14 April 1878 Hibbert Township, Ontario, Canada
Died	31 December 1961(1961-12-31) (aged 83)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Alena Kenchen m. 28 January 1913[1]
Profession	machinist

William Henry Golding (14 April 1878 – 31 December 1961) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Hibbert Township, Ontario and became a machinist by career.

In 1916, Golding became a municipal councillor in Seaforth, Ontario and continued in that role until he became the town's mayor in 1921. He remained mayor until 1929.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Huron South riding in a by-election on 3 October 1932, then re-elected there in the 1935 federal election. With electoral district changes, he was re-elected at Huron—Perth in 1940 and 1945. He left the House of Commons in June 1949 when he was appointed to the Senate. He remained a senator until his death on 31 December 1961.

References

1. Normandin, G. Pierre (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

External links

• William Henry Golding – Parliament of Canada biography