Horace Wilson (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Mayor
Horace Wilson
Order:18th Mayor of Winnipeg
Term Start:1900
Term End:1900
Predecessor:A.J. Andrews
Successor:John Arbuthnot
Birth Date:24 April 1848
Birth Place:Canada West
Death Date: 1903
Death Place:unknown

Horace Wilson (24 April 1848 – 1903)[1] was a Canadian politician who served as an alderman and was the 18th Mayor of Winnipeg.

Wilson was a painter who moved to Winnipeg no later than 1889 where he began a joint venture with Simon Betrand in the business of oil and painting. He became a Winnipeg alderman around 1895 and served in that role until his election as Mayor for 1900. In August 1903, Wilson left Winnipeg under mysterious circumstances and is thought to have died later that year.[1]

The City of Winnipeg named Wilson Street in his honour.[2]

References

  1. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/wilson_h.shtml Manitoba Historical Society - Horace Wilson
  2. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/winnipegstreets/index.shtml# History in Winnipeg Street Names at Manitoba Historical Society