- William Limburg Houck
William Limburg Houck (
May 10 ,1893 –May 5 ,1960 ) was a Canadian politician.Born in
Buffalo, New York , Houck was a coal dealer, fuel dealer, and merchant before being elected as theLiberal Party of Ontario candidate to theLegislative Assembly of Ontario in 1934, 1937, 1948, and 1951. Houck was Minister without Portfolio in the provincial cabinet from 1937 to 1943. He also served as mayor ofNiagara Falls, Ontario from 1947 to 1950.Houck was the Liberal candidate elected to the
Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Niagara Falls in 1953, 1957, and 1958 elections. He served until his death in 1960.External links
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years=1953–1960
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