William Fitzgerald Langworthy, KC (25 December 1867 – 28 September 1951) was a

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member of the

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Life

Born in

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, England, he received his education there before becoming a

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and crown attorney. He moved to Canada in 1880 and studied further at Port Arthur, Ontario. From 1905 to 1925 he was a Crown Attorney for the Thunder Bay district, and he received

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. He was elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1925 general election. After completing one term, the

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, Langworthy left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1926 vote.

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* 1867 births 1951 deaths Canadian King's Counsel English expatriates in Canada Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Manchester Politicians from Thunder Bay {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub