William Alfred Hinsworth

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William Alfred Hinsworth (28 August 1820 – 1880) was a Canadian civil servant and the Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada.

Born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada (now Quebec), he was educated at the college of Montreal and was called to the Lower Canada Bar in 1841. In 1867, he was the assistant clerk of the Privy Council for Canada and was clerk from 1872 to his death in 1880.

Preceded by William Henry Lee

Clerks of the Privy Council 1872-1880

Succeeded by Joseph Olivier Côté

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online