William Foster Cockshutt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
About William Foster Cockshutt
- William Foster Cockshutt (October 17, 1855 – November 22, 1939) was a Canadian politician. Born in Brantford, Canada West, the son of Ignatius Cockshutt, Cockshutt was educated in Brantford and at the Galt College Institute.
- He worked for a produce firm and in a tea warehouse in England before returning to Ontario and entering the family business in partnership with his brother James.
- A merchant and manufacturer, he was a member of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission.
- He was president of the Cockshutt Plow Company from 1885 until 1888, stepping in after his brother's death from tuberculosis at 34 years of age.
- In 1888, he was named president of the local Board of Trade.Cockshutt was an unsuccessful candidate in the federal riding of Brant South in 1887.
- He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Brantford in the 1904 general elections.
- A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908.
- He was re-elected in 1911 and 1917.
- He was defeated again in 1921.
- He was an honorary colonel of the 125th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. In 1891, he married Minnie Turner Ashton.
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