- William Garson
William C. W. Garson (
May 6 1856 – 1911) was an Scottish-bornOntario andManitoba businessman and political figure. He represented Lincoln in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1890.He was born in
Kirkwall ,Orkney Islands in 1856, the son of Robert Garson, and moved to St. Catharines,Canada West with his family in 1857. He served as a captain in the local militia. Garson was trained as a mason and became a construction contractor. In 1895, he married Margaret Annable. Garson moved toWinnipeg in 1901 where he served on the Board of Control and helped establish the city's publicly-ownedhydroelectric system. He helped developlimestone quarries near Tyndall, the source of theTyndall Stone later used in the construction of the provincial parliament buildings and theCanadian Museum of Civilization .Garson continued to operate as a contractor until his death in Winnipeg due to
pneumonia in 1911.His son Stuart later served as premier of Manitoba. The village of
Garson, Manitoba was named after William Garson.External links
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32959 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1187 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/garson_wcw.shtml Manitoba Historical Society biography]
* [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/26/garsoncoalition.shtml Biography of Stuart Garson]
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