Wellington Bartley Willoughby, (August 10, 1859 – August 1, 1932) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He ran for a seat in the Dominion House of Commons for the Conservative Party in the 1895 election, but an unofficial Tory,

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backed by the

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such as its Grand Master N.C. Wallace and McCarthyite leader

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undermined his campaign, though he was also an Orangeman. Willoughby served as leader of the Saskatchewan Conservative Party and

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from 1912 to 1917 and was

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of the

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(MLA) for the city of

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. He resigned from the

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legislature shortly after his re-election in the 1917 election in order to accept an appointment to the

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by Sir

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. In 1929, the leader of the federal

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, Richard Bennett, appointed Willoughby to the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. When Bennett became

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following the 1930 federal election, Willoughby became Government Leader in the Senate and a

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in the

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Personal life

Willoughby was born August 10, 1859 in

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to John and Margaret Willoughby, two Episcopalian Methodists who worked as farmers. He had 7 siblings; William, who was 4 years older, Lydia, Samuel, Caroline, Wesley, John, and Margaret, who were all younger. In October 1892, Wellington married Susan Thomas Jones of Germantown, Philadelphia. His wife would pass away June 27, 1907 of Endocarditis.Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; ''Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968''; Certificate Number Range: ''059571-063330'' He died August 1, 1932 of

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. He is buried at the Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

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* * http://canadianorangehistoricalsite.com/index-27.php 1859 births 1932 deaths Canadian senators from Saskatchewan Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Saskatchewan political party leaders Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs Canadian Protestants {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub