William Sexton (politician) explained

William Sexton
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1867
Term End1:1879
Predecessor1:Riding established
Successor1:Nicholas Awrey
Constituency1:Wentworth South
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:3 January 1819
Birth Place:Schenectady, New York
Death Place:Hamilton, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer
Spouse:Eleanor Wilkins (m. 1840)

William Sexton (January 3, 1819  - May 20, 1895) was an Ontario farmer, auctioneer and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1879.[1]

He was born in Schenectady, New York in 1819 and came to Ancaster Township in Upper Canada in 1832 with his parents. In 1840, Sexton married Eleanor Wilkins. He served on the township council and was reeve in 1859. In 1890, he moved to Hamilton, Ontario. He served as a commissioner in the Court of Queen's Bench for Wentworth County.

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  1. Web site: Person Details for William Sexton, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — FamilySearch.org . familysearch.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003637/https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXQK-JJH . 2016-03-04.