William Winram

William Winram

William James Winram (January 8 1838 – 12 February 1891) was a Canadian politician in the province of Manitoba.

Born in Ulverston, England, the son of a shipbuilder, Winram was educated at Liverpool Collegiate Institute. He worked for his father as a mechanical engineer until emigrating to Canada and settling in the County of Simcoe, Ontario. In 1878, he moved to Manitoba where he was a farmer. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Dufferin South in 1879 and was re-elected in 1883, 1886, and 1888. From August 28, 1888 to February 25, 1891, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

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