William Linegar

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William L. Linegar (1871–1951) was a cooper, union leader and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1924 to 1928.

Linegar born in May 1868 was one of 5 children born in St. John's to Michael Linegar and Eliza Cole. He married Ida May Duder at St. Patrick’s Church in April 1902. They had 10 children born between 1902-1918. Sometime after 1906, he became president of the Cooper's Union. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly as a Workingmen's Party candidate in 1919. He was defeated in a subsequent by-election and again in 1923 before being elected in 1924 as a Liberal-Conservative. In 1928, Linegar was named to the Board of Liquor Control. He became president of the Cooper's Union again in 1938.{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/1826 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador |page=306 |title=Linegar, William L}}