William Parrish

William Parrish

William Linton Parrish (August 6, 1860—1949) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1920 as a member of the Liberal Party.

Parrish was born in Vroomanton, Canada West (now Ontario) and educated at Uxbridge. He worked as a grain dealer, and was the director of Fidelity Trust Co., Equitable Trust Co., Capital Loan Co. and Inland Mortgage Co. Parrish was also an honorary captain with the Paymaster 90th Winnipeg Rifles, and was a Methodist in religion.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating Conservative Harry W. Whitlaw by 910 votes in the constituency of Winnipeg South "B". The Conservatives won this election, and Parrish sat with his party in opposition.

In 1915, the Conservative administration of Rodmond P. Roblin was forced to resign from office amid a corruption scandal. A new election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide. Parrish was easily re-elected in his constituency, defeating Conservative Lendrum McMeans by 3,332 votes. He served as a backbench supporter of Tobias C. Norris's administration for the next five years.

Winnipeg's electoral boundaries were dramatically changed before the 1920 provincial election. The city became a single ten-member constituency, with members elected by a single transferable ballot. Parrish finished 17th on the first count with 945 votes, and was eliminated on the 28th count.


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