William Varney Pettet

William Varney Pettet

William Varney Pettet (May 7 1858 – June 21 1938) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Prince Edward in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1900 as a Patrons of Industry member.

He was born in West Lake, Prince Edward County, Canada West and was educated in Picton and Belleville. In 1884, he married Mamie F. Morrison. He served on the council for Hallowell Township. Pettet ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1900 as a Liberal candidate.

References

* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=c09d79fe-f796-4fa1-b091-b6b46d59f647&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32962 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897", JA Gemmill]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 8e législature du Canada — La distribution initiale des sièges lors de la 8e législature du Canada …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of Members of the Canadian House of Commons - P — Pa * Lucien Turcotte Pacaud b. 1879 first elected in 1911 as Liberal member for Mégantic, Quebec. * Massimo Pacetti b. 1962 first elected in 2002 as Liberal member for Saint Léonard Saint Michel, Quebec. * Rey Pagtakhan b. 1935 first elected in… …   Wikipedia

  • Prince-Edward (ancienne circonscription fédérale) — Prince Edward (initialement connue sous le nom de Prince Edouard) fut une circonscription électorale fédérale de l Ontario, représentée de 1867 à 1904. C est l Acte de l Amérique du Nord britannique de 1876 qui créa le district électoral de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prince Edward (ancienne circonscription fédérale) — Prince Edward (initialement connue sous le nom de Prince Edouard) fut une circonscription électorale fédérale de l Ontario, représentée de 1867 à 1904. C est l Acte de l Amérique du Nord britannique de 1876 qui créa le district électoral de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Patrons of Industry — The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business. Based on the… …   Wikipedia

  • George Oscar Alcorn — Infobox MP honorific prefix = name = Oscar Alcorn honorific suffix = image size = 150px constituency MP = Prince Edward parliament = majority = predecessor = William Varney Pettet successor = Morley Currie term start = 1900 term end = 1908 birth… …   Wikipedia

  • Prince Edward (electoral district) — Prince Edward was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and consisted of the County of Prince Edward. The …   Wikipedia

  • November 16 — << November 2011 >> Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”