William Samuel Calvert

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = William Samuel Calvert

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| constituency_MP = Middlesex West

| parliament = Canadian

| predecessor = William Frederick Roome

| successor = Duncan Campbell Ross

| term_start = 1896

| term_end = 1909

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| birth_place = Warwick Township, Canada West

| death_date = {{death date and age|1930|02|22|1859|03|03}}

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| party = Liberal

| portfolio = Chief Government Whip (1901-1909)
Whip of the Liberal Party (1901-1909)

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William Samuel Calvert (March 3, 1859 – February 22, 1930) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Township of Warwick, Lambton County, Canada West, Calvert was educated at the Public School of Warwick and at Watford Seminary. A manufacturer, he was Reeve of Metcalfe and Warden of Middlesex. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Middlesex West in the general elections of 1896. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904 and 1908. He resigned in 1909 when he was appointed member of the National Transcontinental Railway Commission. From 1901 to 1909, he was the Chief Government Whip.

References

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  • {{cite book |title=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 |year=1906 |publisher=Montreal Perrault Print. Co |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame00montuoft }}

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Category:1859 births

Category:1930 deaths

Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs

Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario

Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada

Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada

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