William McDougall, (1831 – March 3, 1886) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Three Rivers in the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

from 1868 to 1878 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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in 1831, the son of John McDougall, and came to

Lower Canada The Province of Lower Canada (french: province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec an ...

with his family while still young. He studied law and was called to the bar in 1851. McDougall was elected to the federal parliament by acclamation in an 1868 by-election after the sitting member resigned. In 1873, he became a

Queen's Counsel In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel (Post-nominal letters, post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of ...

. He was a director of the Phillipsburgh, Farnham and Yamaska Railway. He resigned his seat in 1878 to allow

Hector-Louis Langevin Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Early life and education Langevin was born in Quebec City in 1826. He studied law and was called to t ...

to have a seat in the House of Commons. In 1880, he was named to the

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for Ottawa district. He died in Aylmer in 1886. His daughter Alice married

James Klock James Bell Klock (October 5, 1856 – June 14, 1927) was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Nipissing in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900. He was a member of the Conservative Party. Klock was born in ...

who also later served in the House of Commons.

External links

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877''
CH Mackintosh
''Les juges de la province de Québec'', PG Roy (1933)
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDougall, William 1831 births 1886 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Judges in Quebec Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Canadian King's Counsel Immigrants to Lower Canada