William Fitzsimmons (Ontario politician)

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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 Canadian House of Commons 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.

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• Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
• Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879)