William White (Canadian politician)

William White
Member of the Council of the Northwest Territories for Regina
In office August 13, 1883 – August 12, 1885
Succeeded by	David Jelly
Personal details
Born	(1856-04-29)April 29, 1856 Hamilton, Canada West
Died	May 9, 1953(1953-05-09) (aged 97)
Political party	Independent
Occupation	lawyer

William White, Q.C. (April 29, 1856 – May 9, 1953) was a Canadian politician. He served on the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories for Regina from 1883 to 1885.[1]

White was born in 1856 at Hamilton, Canada West, the son of Thomas White. After receiving education at the Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto, he became a lawyer.[2] Though he served on the Northwest Territories Council as an independent as it was non-partisan, White affiliated himself later with the Conservative Party of Canada. He would practice law at Moosomin where he was also a prosecutor. He later moved to British Columbia, Yukon and England.[3] In 1887, he married Frances Louisa Cholerton-Hall.

He was elected in 1883 to the Council of the North West Territories, and retired at the next election, in 1885.

Electoral results

1883 election

August 13, 1883 by-election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	William White	89	59.33%
	Joseph O. Boucher	31	20.67%
	Edward Carss	30	20.00%
Total Votes		150	100%

References

1. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
2. Robertson, John Palmerston (1887), A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Call Printing Company, retrieved 19 February 2014
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2014-02-20.