William Oliver (politician)
- William Oliver (politician)
Infobox Person
name=William Oliver
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birth_date=1850
birth_place=Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
death_date=1951-04-27
death_place=Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
William Oliver (1850–1951-04-27) was worked in construction and served as mayor in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Born in 1850 in Oxford County, Ontario, Oliver moved to Lethbridge in 1886. Two years later, he married Amelia, with whom he had three sons. After she died in 1912, Oliver married Margaret C. Cossaboom, and had a son with her.
Oliver served as mayor 1902–1905. Under his administration (as well as the mayor before him), Lethbridge secured its first waterworks and sewage disposal system. [cite web | title = Lethbridge Mayors Each Left a Legacy | publisher = City of Lethbridge | date = 2006 | url = http://www.lethbridge.ca/NR/rdonlyres/C8DB8967-4FC8-4417-8D8F-175C6BE66B52/7432/MayorCouncil1.pdf | accessdate = 2008-05-17] Outside of his mayoral term, he built houses. He owned Oliver Block and Oliver Apartments.
References
*cite web | title = O | work = Pioneer Profiles | publisher = Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants | date = 2002-03-16 | url = http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/o.html | accessdate = 2008-05-17
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