William Campbell "Bill" Moore (1923 – August 1982) was a

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and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Comox from 1952 to 1956 in the

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. He was born in

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and then moved with his family to Courtenay, where he was educated. Moore served in the

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during

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. He worked for the ''Courtenay-Comox Argus'' and served as president of the International Typographical Union local. Moore was elected as an alderman for Courtenay in 1951 and later served as mayor. He died of a heart attack on a vacation to Seattle in 1982. He was 59."W. C. Moore Ex-MLA, one-time mayor", ''The Globe and Mail'' oronto, Ont27 Aug 1982: N.5.

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