John Stephen Willison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian writer
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Place of Birth: Huron County, Ontario, Canada
About John Stephen Willison
- Sir John Stephen Willison, FRSC (November 9, 1856 – May 27, 1927) was a Canadian newspaperman, author, and businessman. Born near Hills Green, Huron County, Upper Canada, the son of Stephen Willison, a blacksmith, and Jane Abram, Willison left school at the age of 15.
- After working as an assistant teacher and a clerk, he started working in journalism with the London Advertiser in 1881 and then with the Globe in 1883.
- In 1886, he reported from the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa, Ontario.
- While in Ottawa he became friends with future Prime Minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier. In 1890, Willison was appointed editor of the Globe.
- In 1900, he was elected president of the Canadian Press Association and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
- In 1903, his book Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Liberal party: a political history was published. In 1902, he left the Globe and went to work at The Toronto Evening News.
- In 1908, he was appointed the Canadian correspondent of the British newspaper The Times.
- In 1919, his memoir Reminiscences, political and personal was published. In 1913, he was made a Knight Bachelor. He died in Toronto in 1927.
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