William Notman (Canadian politician)
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'''William Notman''' [[Queen's Counsel|Q.C.]] ([[February 24]] [[1805]] – [[September 19]] [[1865]]) was a lawyer and political figure in [[Canada West]].
Notman was born in [[Scotland]] in 1805, studied at [[Glasgow University]] and came to [[Dundas, Ontario|Dundas]] in [[Upper Canada]] in 1821. He studied law with [[George Ridout]] in [[Toronto]], was called to the bar in 1827 and set up practice in [[Ancaster, Ontario|Ancaster]]. His first wife and family died of [[diphtheria]] in 1832. In 1835, he moved to Dundas, where he married Janet Wilson. Notman represented [[Middlesex County, Ontario|Middlesex]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] from 1848 to 1851 and the North riding of [[Wentworth County, Ontario|Wentworth]] from 1858 to 1865. He also served as a lieutenant colonel in the local militia.
== External links ==
*[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32450 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1862)]
*[http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8548 ''The history of the town of Dundas. Part 1 of a series'', TR Woodhouse (1965)]
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