William H. Casselman (July 26, 1868 – July 2, 1941) was an
Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented
Dundas Dundas may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Dundas, New South Wales
* Dundas, Queensland, a locality in the Somerset Region
* Dundas, Tasmania
* Dundas, Western Australia
* Fort Dundas, a settlement in the Northern Territory 1824–1828
* Shire of ...
as a
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) was an agrarian and populist provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.
History
Foundation and r ...
member from 1919 to 1923.
He was born in
Chesterville, Ontario, the son of James C. Casselman, and was educated in Chesterville and
Morrisburg. In 1897, he married Flora Carlyle. He was defeated in the 1923 general election by
Aaron Sweet. From 1931 until his death, he served as Reeve of the Village of Chesterville. He died in an accident on the farm while unloading hay.
His half-brother
Orren D. Casselman served in the House of Commons.
References
* ''Canadian Parliamentarian Guide, 1919''
External links
*
''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)
1868 births
1941 deaths
Accidental deaths in Ontario
Farming accident deaths
United Farmers of Ontario MLAs
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