- William John McCart
William John McCart (
August 7 1872 – 1933) was anOntario merchant and political figure. He represented Stormont in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.He was born in
Port Henry, New York , the son of John McCart. He was educated inBrockville, Ontario . He was employed as a clerk with companies in Finch and Maxville, before establishing his own business in Maxville. He later opened a general store in Avonmore. McCart married Wilmena Steele in 1892. He was defeated in the 1905 election but was reelected in 1908. McCart later moved toToronto where he established a wholesale business dealing in fruit. He drowned at Cornwall in 1933.External links
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1499 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8653 "Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945", JG Harkness (1946)]
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=2899 "The story of Dundas : being a history of the County of Dundas ...", JS Carter]
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