William Daum Euler Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon.
William Daum Euler
Constituency Mp:Waterloo North
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:William George Weichel
Successor:Louis Orville Breithaupt
Term Start:1917
Term End:1940
Office2:Senator for Waterloo, Ontario
Appointed2:William Lyon Mackenzie King
Term Start2:1940
Term End2:1961
Birth Date:10 July 1875
Birth Place:Conestogo, Ontario
Death Place:Kitchener, Ontario
Cabinet:Minister of Customs and Excise (1926–1927)
Minister of National Revenue (1927–1930)
Minister of Trade and Commerce (1935–1940)
Party:Liberal

William Daum Euler, (July 10, 1875  - July 15, 1961) was a Canadian parliamentarian.

Euler was born in Conestogo, Ontario, the son of Henry Euler and Catherine Daum.[1] He attended Berlin High School between the years of 1891 and 1893. He then taught in Suddaby Public School and later founded the Euler Business College. Euler married Jean Howd.[1] He was mayor of Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener) from 1914 to 1917. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1917 representing the riding of Waterloo North, Ontario. A Liberal, he held three cabinet positions: Minister of Customs and Excise (1926 to 1927), Minister of National Revenue (1927 to 1930), and Minister of Trade and Commerce (1935 to 1940). He served until 1940, when he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Waterloo, Ontario. He died in office in 1961 in Kitchener.[1] He is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario.[2]

As Senator, he waged the campaign to eliminate the ban on margarine in Canada.[3]

In 1961 he became the first Chancellor of Waterloo Lutheran University (now Wilfrid Laurier University).[4]

There is a Willam Daum Euler fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Web site: William Daum Euler (1875-1961) . www.findagrave.com . 7 April 2021 . en.
  3. Book: A Propensity to Protect: Butter, Margarine and the Rise of Urban Culture in Canada. W. H. Heick. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. 1991. 978-0-88920-994-7.
  4. Web site: You can't complain to your senator if there isn't one - Document - Gale OneFile: CPI.Q. 2022-02-01. go.gale.com.
  5. Web site: William Daum Euler fonds, Library and Archives Canada. 20 July 2017.