- William Griesinger
William Griesinger (
June 20 1895 – 1978) was anOntario merchant and political figure. He representedWindsor—Sandwich in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1959 as a Progressive Conservative member.He was born in
Windsor, Ontario , the son of Lewis Griesinger. In 1934, he married Mary Adele Allen. He was general manager of the Windsor Lumber Company. Griesinger served with theCanadian Expeditionary Force duringWorld War I , reaching the rank of major, and was awarded the Military Cross. After the war, he continued to serve with the local militia as lieutenant-colonel. Griesinger served in the provincial cabinet as Minister Without Portfolio from 1948 to 1949, Minister of Planning and Development from 1949 to 1953 and Minister of Public Works in the provincial cabinet from 1953 to 1958. He resigned from the provincial cabinet in 1958 after he was implicated in a stock trading scandal involvingNorthern Ontario Natural Gas , a natural gas company.References
* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1952", GP Normandin
External links
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1233 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/details.asp?SpeechID=744&FT=yes Address to the Empire Club of Canada, 1950]
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