William Garland (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian merchant and political figure in Manitoba
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Place of Birth: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
About William Garland (politician)
- William Garland (December 4, 1856 – November 11, 1901) was a merchant and political figure in Manitoba.
- He represented Portage la Prairie from 1900 to 1901 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative. He was born in Carleton County, Canada West, the son of John Garland and Mary Ann Wright, both natives of Ireland.
- Garland was educated there and went on to work for Garland & Mutchmore, a dry goods firm in Ottawa, Ontario.
- He came to Winnipeg in 1881 to work for R.J.
- Whitla.
- In 1882, Garland established his own dry goods business in Portage la Prairie.
- He served as mayor of Portage la Prairie, also serving as chairman of the Board of Works and as chairman of the Board of Health.
- Garland also was president of the Board of Trade.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in an 1892 by-election before being elected in 1899.Garland was married twice: first to Alice M.
- Howe in 1882 and then to Eliza Brown in 1896 after the death of his first wife.He died in office in Phoenix, Arizona.
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