William James Westwood, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About William James Westwood
- William James Westwood (August 19, 1887—March 7, 1962) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1917 to 1920, and again from 1932 to 1936. Westwood was born in Pendinnis, Manitoba, the son of Fred T.
- Westwood and Sarah Jane Gregory, and was educated at Rapid City and Brandon Baptist College.
- He worked as a notary public and municipal clerk, and served as secretary of the Roblin Pool Elevator Association.
- He worked with the Union Bank of Canada in Roblin from December 1906 to November 1917.
- In 1912, Westwood married Carrie Marie Hartford.
- From 1920 to 1946, he was secretary-treasurer for the Rural Municipality of Shell River.
- Westwood was mayor of Roblin from 1944 to 1946.
- In 1945, he moved to Russell, where he purchased a hardware store which he operated with his sons until 1960.He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election held in the Roblin constituency on November 19, 1917.
- He served as an independent member of the legislature, and did not seek re-election in the provincial election of 1920.Westwood was elected to the legislature for a second time in the 1932 election, again in the division of Roblin.
- He still identified himself as an independent, but was now supported by the governing Liberal-Progressive alliance led by John Bracken.
- He defeated Conservative incumbent Frederic Y.
- Newton by 609 votes, and served as a pro-government independent. He was defeated in the 1936 election, losing to S.
- E.
- Rogers of the newly formed Social Credit League.He died in Russell at the age of 74.Westwood's son, Fred Westwood, was a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1965 federal election.
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