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About William Buchanan
- William Buchanan (June 17, 1865 – ?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party. Buchanan was born at County Tyrone, in what is now Northern Ireland.
- He came to Canada in 1872, was educated at common schools, and worked as a farmer.
- In religion, he was a member of the Church of England. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate J.
- Seale by 316 votes in the Dauphin constituency.
- The Conservatives won a majority government, and Buchanan sat as backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration. In 1915, the Roblin ministry was forced to resign amid a serious corruption scandal.
- A new election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide.
- Buchanan lost his constituency seat to Liberal William Harrington by 102 votes.
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