William Frederick Schwenger
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William Frederick Schwenger (1892 – 1962) was an Ontario
lawyer and political figure. He represented Hamilton Centre
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1934 to 1938 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario
, studied at Osgoode Hall
and set up practice in Hamilton. Schwenger was named King's Counsel in 1934. He resigned from his seat in 1938 to become a junior judge for Wentworth County
, becoming a senior judge in the county court in 1949. He served in that post until his death. He was named to the Hamilton Board of Parks Management in 1948 and became its chairman in 1951. Schwenger was also chairman for the Royal Botanical Gardens
from 1949 to 1956.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
lawyer and political figure. He represented Hamilton Centre
Hamilton Centre
Hamilton Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.It was created in 2003 from parts of Hamilton East, Hamilton West and Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot ridings....
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1934 to 1938 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, studied at Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall
Osgoode Hall is a landmark building in downtown Toronto constructed between 1829 and 1832 in the late Georgian Palladian and Neoclassical styles. It houses the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Divisional Court of the Superior Court of Justice, and the Law Society of Upper Canada...
and set up practice in Hamilton. Schwenger was named King's Counsel in 1934. He resigned from his seat in 1938 to become a junior judge for Wentworth County
Wentworth County, Ontario
Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West...
, becoming a senior judge in the county court in 1949. He served in that post until his death. He was named to the Hamilton Board of Parks Management in 1948 and became its chairman in 1951. Schwenger was also chairman for the Royal Botanical Gardens
Royal Botanical Gardens, Ontario
Royal Botanical Gardens is headquartered in Burlington and also include lands in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the major tourist attractions between Niagara Falls and Toronto, as well as a significant local and regional horticultural, education, conservation and scientific resource...
from 1949 to 1956.