William James Hammell (28 June 1881 – 4 December 1959) was a Progressive party then Liberal member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a farmer. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1921 general election as a Progressive candidate. In 1922, his party allegiance switched to the Liberals. After completing his only term in the House of Commons, the

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, Hammell left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the 1925 vote. William James Hammell died in 1959 and was buried at Ullswater-North Cemetery in

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. His wife died in 1973 and was buried next to him.

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* 1881 births 20th-century Canadian farmers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Party of Canada MPs 1959 deaths {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub