William Law (August 5, 1833 – November 21, 1901) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the

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from 1886 to 1900 as a

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member. He was born in

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and came to

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries. History Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, the regi ...

in October 1847. Two years later, Law moved to

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; he returned to Yarmouth in 1855. In 1854, he married Mary A. Brown. His firm, William Law and Company was involved in shipping and insurance. Law also served as a justice of the peace. He married Annie T. Gilman in 1900 after the death of his first wife. He was named to the province's Legislative Council in 1901 and served until his death later that year in Yarmouth.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1833 births 1901 deaths Colony of New Brunswick people Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLCs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub