William Fitzsimmons (Canadian politician)

William Fitzsimmons
Member of Parliament for Brockville
In office 1878–1882
Preceded by	Jacob Dockstader Buell
Succeeded by	John Fisher Wood
Ontario MPP
In office 1867–1875
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Wilmot Howard Cole
Constituency	Brockville and Elizabethtown
Personal details
Born	(1819-03-04)March 4, 1819 County Donegal, Ireland
Died	July 15, 1894(1894-07-15) (aged 75)
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Building contractor

William Fitzsimmons (March 4, 1819 – July 1894) was a building contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville and Elizabethtown in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and Brockville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.

He was born in County Donegal, Ireland in 1819 and came to Perth, Ontario in Upper Canada with his parents in 1823. After completing his schooling, he worked with a building contractor in Perth before settling in Brockville in 1841. He served on the town council, also serving 8 years as mayor, and supervised the building of Victoria Hall. He served in the local militia.

Electoral history

Provincial

1867 Ontario general election: Brockville and Elizabethtown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Fitzsimmons	630	51.05
	Liberal	Christopher Finlay Fraser	604	48.95
Total valid votes			1,234	75.38
Eligible voters			1,637
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

1871 Ontario general election: Brockville and Elizabethtown
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Fitzsimmons	620	50.28	−0.77
	Liberal	Mr. Buell	613	49.72	+0.77
Turnout			1,233	66.33	−9.05
Eligible voters			1,859
	Conservative hold		Swing		−0.77
Source: Elections Ontario

1875 Ontario general election: Brockville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wilmot Howard Cole	1,247	51.51	+1.79
	Conservative	William Fitzsimmons	1,174	48.49	−1.79
Turnout			2,421	71.35	+5.03
Eligible voters			3,393
	Liberal notional gain from Conservative		Swing		+1.79
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• William Fitzsimmons – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879) Archived 11 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine