William John Simpson (November 23, 1851 – October 27, 1901) was a journalist, insurance agent and political figure in

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. He represented

Argenteuil Argenteuil () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Argenteuil is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, ...

in the

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from 1892 to 1897 as a

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. He was born in

Lachute Lachute () is a town in southwest Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport. It is located on Autoroute 50, at the junctions of Quebec Provincial ...

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, the son of John Simpson and Jane Dey, and was educated at the Collège de Lachute. Simpson published ''The Watchman and Ottawa Valley Advocate''. In 1874, he married Mary Fitzgerald. He served in the Argenteuil Rangers, retiring at the rank of lieutenant. Simpson was also master of the local

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lodge. He was secretary-treasurer for the Lachute municipal council from 1886 to 1889. Simpson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1897; he ran unsuccessfully as the

candidate for a federal seat for

in 1900. He died in Lachute at the age of 49.

References

* Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) candidates for the Canadian House of Commons 1851 births 1901 deaths {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub