William McGregor (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

William McGregor (politician)

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1836

Date of Death: 14-May-1903

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About William McGregor (politician)

  • William McGregor (June 24, 1836 – May 14, 1903) was a Canadian businessman and political figure.
  • He represented Essex in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1874 to 1878 and from 1891 to 1900. He was born in Sarnia, Upper Canada in 1836 and educated in Amherstburg.
  • He supplied horses to the Union Army during the American Civil War.
  • McGregor was president of the Walkerville Wagon Company Limited.
  • He also owned the street railway in Windsor, a bank, a mill and a fence company.
  • In 1866, he married Jessie L.
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  • McGregor served as reeve of Windsor for six years and as warden for Essex County from 1869 to 1870 and from 1872 to 1873.
  • He also served as customs collector at Windsor.
  • He died in Windsor at the age of 66.His son Gordon took over his father's wagon factory and later became the first president of the Ford Motor Company of Canada.
  • The town of McGregor, now part of Essex, Ontario, was named after William McGregor.

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