William Beattie Nesbitt (May 23, 1866 – January 31, 1913) was an
Ontario
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physician, manufacturer and political figure. He represented
Toronto North
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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as a
Conservative
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member from 1902 to 1906.
[
He was born in Vandecar, Oxford County, the son of F.L. Nesbitt. He studied medicine at Victoria University] and Johns Hopkins University
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in Baltimore
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. He resigned from his seat in the Ontario assembly after being named registrar for West Toronto. He served as president of the Farmer's Bank of Canada and ran unsuccessfully for the mayoralty of Toronto
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.[
Nesbitt died in Toronto at the age of 46 after an extended illness.]
References
1866 births
1913 deaths
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
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