William Mack (Ontario politician) explained

William Mack
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1890
Term End1:1894
Predecessor1:Joseph Kerr
Successor1:John Bennett
Constituency1:Stormont
Term Start2:1886
Term End2:1890
Predecessor2:New riding
Successor2:Riding abolished
Constituency2:Cornwall and Stormont
Term Start3:1879
Term End3:1883
Predecessor3:John Goodall Snetsinger
Successor3:Alexander Peter Ross
Constituency3:Cornwall
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:29 February 1828
Birth Place:Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death Place:Cornwall, Ontario
Occupation:Businessman
Spouse:Agnes Henderson (m. 1855)

William Mack (February 29, 1828  - December 11, 1897) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Cornwall from 1879 to 1883, Cornwall and Stormont from 1886 to 1890 and Stormont from 1890 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member.

He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1828, the son of Robert Mack, and was brought to Huntingdon County, Lower Canada, by his parents during his first year of life. He grew up there and moved to Cornwall, Canada West in 1849, where he managed a gristmill. In 1855, he married Agnes Henderson. Mack went into business on his own, also helping to establish paper, cotton and woollen mills at Cornwall. He served as reeve of Cornwall in 1871 and 1876 and as warden for the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry in 1878. He was defeated by Alexander Peter Ross for the seat in the provincial assembly in 1883 but elected again in 1886.

His daughter Margaret married Alexander McCracken, who was a mayor of Cornwall, and his son William R. later served as sheriff for the United Counties.

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