William Notman (Canadian politician) 5637342 168123772 2007-10-30T18:00:01Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Moving category Scottish migrants to pre-Confederation Ontario to Scottish immigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 October 24]]. {{dablink|For the Canadian photographer, see [[William Notman]].}} '''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)] {{Ontario-politician-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Notman, William}} [[Category:1805 births]] [[Category:1865 deaths]] [[Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] [[Category:Scottish immigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario]]