William Mott (British Columbia politician) explained

William Mott
Birthname:William Malcolm Mott
Birth Date:1894 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Riding:New Westminster
Predecessor:Thomas Reid
Successor:George Hahn
Term Start:October 1949
Term End:August 1953
Office2:27th Mayor of New Westminster
Predecessor2:Frederick Hume
Successor2:James Lewis Sangster
Term Start2:1942
Term End2:1948
Profession:electrician
Party:Liberal

William Malcolm Mott (18 December 1894  - 26 November 1961) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and became an electrician by career and president of Mott Electric Company.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the New Westminster riding in a by-election on 24 October 1949, after incumbent Thomas Reid was appointed to the Senate. Mott was defeated in the 1953 election by George Hahn of the Social Credit party.

Mott was also mayor of New Westminster, British Columbia from 1942 to 1948, after serving as alderman there between 1936 and 1940. In 1947 and 1948, he was president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.[2] Mott Crescent in the municipality's Victory Heights sector was named in his honour.[3]

References

  1. Web site: The History of Metropolitan Vancouver . 2009-07-07 .
  2. Web site: UBCM Life Members - Past Presidents . 2009-07-07 . Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
  3. Web site: Streets of New Westminster . 2009-07-07 . New Westminster Public Library .