William Cogswell Bill (January 10, 1828 – May 13, 1903) was a farmer, conveyancer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1890 as a Conservative member. He was born in

Billtown, Nova Scotia Billtown is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Kings County. History Ebenezer Bill, a New England Planter, was granted 1000 acres of land on July 21, 1761. According to the grant, a 78-acre plot in the centre of ...

, the son of

Caleb Rand Bill Caleb Rand Bill (9 January 1806 – 1 February 1872) was a member of the Canadian Senate. Biography Born in Billtown, Nova Scotia, a town founded by his ancestors, he was a farmer before entering politics. In 1828, he married Rebecca Cogs ...

and Rebecca Cogswell, and educated at the Horton Academy in Wolfville. In 1853, he married Ethelinda A. Dodge; after his first wife's death, he married her sister Arabella in 1864. Bill was also a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1882.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889'' JA Gemmill''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1881)
1828 births 1903 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Canadian Baptists People from Kings County, Nova Scotia 19th-century Baptists {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub