William Thomas Benson

William Thomas Benson

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constituency_MP = Grenville South
parliament = Canadian
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predecessor =John Philip Wiser
successor = Walter Shanly
term_start = 1882
term_end = 1885
birth_date = 20 April 1824
birth_place = Parkside, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom
death_date = June 8, 1885
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nationality = British
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party = Conservative Party
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occupation = businessman,farmer
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William Thomas Benson, (20 April 1824 – 8 June 1885), was born at Kendal, England and, after some years in business in England, immigrated to Canada in 1858.

In Montreal, Benson met a man with whom he formed a partnership to open the first starch factory in Canada. Benson and Aspden established a starch factory in 1858 in the village of Edwardsburg (Cardinal), Canada West. This enterprise eventually evolved into the Canada Starch Company in 1906 under his son, George Frederick Benson.

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1882 to represent the riding of Grenville South. He died in office in 1885.

External links

* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=5369 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"

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