William Barton Northrup
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William Barton Northrup (October 19, 1856 – October 22, 1925) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Belleville, Canada West, Northrup as educated at the Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto. A lawyer he was head of the firm of Northrup & Roberts, in Belleville. He was created a King's Counsel in 1903. He first ran unsuccessfully as the Conservative candidate for the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario electoral district of Hastings East in the 1891 federal election losing to Liberal Samuel Barton Burdett. After Burdett died in office in 1892, Northrup was acclaimed in the resulting 1892 by-election. He was defeated in the 1896 federal election and was elected in 1900, 1904, 1908, and 1911.
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- Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
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| Preceded by Samuel Barton Burdett |
Member of Parliament for Hastings East 1892–1896 |
Succeeded by Jeremiah M. Hurley |
| Preceded by Jeremiah M. Hurley |
Member of Parliament for Hastings East 1900–1917 |
Succeeded by Thomas Henry Thompson |
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