William McGiverin (1825–1881) was an
Irish-born merchant and political figure in
Canada West. He represented
Lincoln in the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper C ...
from 1863 to 1866.
McGiverin was educated in
Upper Canada. He served as warden of
Lincoln County and mayor of
St. Catharines
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontario ...
. His first wife was Jane Davidson Clark. His second wife was Emma Caroline Counsell. He was the father of
Harold Buchanan McGiverin, a prominent Canadian lawyer and politician.
References
* HJ Morga
''The Canadian Parliamentary Companion'' (1864)
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Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
Mayors of St. Catharines
1825 births
1881 deaths