Date of Birth: 
About William Lees
- William Lees (November 21, 1821 – February 1903) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure.
- He represented Lanark South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as an independent Conservative and then a Conservative from 1879 to 1890.He was born in Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Upper Canada in 1821, the son of Scottish immigrants.
- He began work as a farmer, later building a sawmill and a gristmill.
- He was named a justice of the peace in 1852.
- Lees served on the township countil, also serving as reeve and county warden.
- He also served as captain in the local militia.
- Lees was a Third Degree member of the local Masonic lodge.
- He married Mary Playfair, then Margaret Ward and later Annie Irvine Laurie. One of his daughters married Peter McLaren, who later served in the Senate.
Read more at Wikipedia