William J. Short
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William J. Short was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927.
Short lived in Shoal Lake, Manitoba. He ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM), and defeated Liberal candidate William Iverach by 597 votes in the Birtle constituency.
The UFM unexpectedly formed government following the election. Short served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken's administration for the next five years. He did not run for re-election in 1927.