William Hargraft Explained

William Hargraft
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1875
Term End1:1879
Predecessor1:Charles Gifford
Successor1:John Collard Field
Constituency1:Northumberland West
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:16 October 1829
Birth Place:Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:Northumberland County, Ontario
Occupation:Businessman

William Hargraft (October 16, 1829  - July 8, 1887) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland in 1829, the son of the local postmaster, George Hargraft. He came to Cobourg, Upper Canada with his family in 1833. In 1853, he married Mary Ross. Hargraft served on the town council for Cobourg, also serving as mayor and a commissioner of the Cobourg Town Trust. He was a director of the Hand-in-Hand Fire Insurance Company.

His son John later served as a member of the House of Commons.

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