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William John McCart (August 7, 1872 – 1933) was an
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merchant and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 as a
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member. He was born in
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, the son of John McCart. He was educated in Brockville, Ontario. He was employed as a clerk with companies in
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and Maxville, before establishing his own business in Maxville. He later opened a general store in Avonmore. McCart married Wilmena Steele in 1892. He was defeated in the 1905 election but was reelected in 1908. McCart later moved to
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where he established a wholesale business dealing in fruit. He drowned at
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in 1933.


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* * * 1872 births 1933 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub