William Welsh (November 22, 1822 – June 22, 1905) was a merchant, ship owner and politician in
Prince Edward Island
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. He represented
Queen's County in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1887 to 1896 as an Independent Liberal and then
Liberal
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member. Welsh represented
4th Queens
4th Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
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from 1873 to 1878 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born on Prince Edward Island, the son of Charles Welsh, and educated in
Charlottetown
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. In 1854, he married Maria J. Pethick. He was a
justice of the peace
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and served in the local militia, reaching the rank of major. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1873 by-election held after
David Laird
David Laird, (March 12, 1833 – January 12, 1914) was a Canadian politician. He was born in New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island, into a Presbyterian family noted for its civic activism. His father Alexander had been a long time Reformer and L ...
was elected to the House of Commons. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1876 and 1884. Welsh was defeated in a bid for reelection in East Queen's in 1896.
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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889'' JA Gemmill
1822 births
1905 deaths
People from Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Prince Edward Island
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
Canadian justices of the peace
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