William C. Bill

William C. Bill

William Cogswell Bill (January 10 1828 – 1903) was a farmer, conveyancer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Billtown, Nova Scotia, the son of Caleb Rand Bill and Rebecca Cogswell, and educated at the Horton Academy in Wolfville. In 1853, he married Ethelinda A. Dodge; after his first wife's death, he married her sister Arabella in 1864. Bill was also a justice of the peace. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1882.

References

* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32960 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=08546 "The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ..." (1881)]


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