William Thomas Straith (August 5, 1894 – March 27, 1980) was a lawyer and political figure in
British Columbia
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He was born in
Innerkip, Ontario
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, in 1894, the son of Reverend Peter Straith and Janet Martin, and was educated in Mount Forest and at the
University of Manitoba
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Victoria City Council
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from 1928 to 1931 and in 1935. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the assembly in 1928. Straith served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education. In 1939, he co-founded the legal firm Straith Pringle & Ruttan. After he left politics, Straith continued to practise law until his death in 1980.