William Hossak
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William M. Hossak was a Canadian politician, serving as Mayor of Quebec City
from November 1869 to January 1870.
Hossak worked at his father's grocery business until establishing his own business, a leather tannery
. That enterprise was destroyed in the massive Quebec City fire of 1845 after which Hossak returned to selling groceries.
After retiring from business and travelling through Europe and Egypt, Hossak returned to Quebec City and became a city councillor in the St Louis ward for eight years until his appointment as the city's Mayor in November 1869. However, Hossak was unable to legally maintain the Mayor's chair because of his residency outside the city and therefore left office within two months.
In 1888, Hossak continued to contribute to public life as Chair of the Protestant Board of School Commissionners, the Vice-President of the Literary and Historical Society and the President of the Quebec City Mission. He was a member of the city's Chalmers Church serving as Treasurer in the late 1880s.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
from November 1869 to January 1870.
Hossak worked at his father's grocery business until establishing his own business, a leather tannery
Tanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...
. That enterprise was destroyed in the massive Quebec City fire of 1845 after which Hossak returned to selling groceries.
After retiring from business and travelling through Europe and Egypt, Hossak returned to Quebec City and became a city councillor in the St Louis ward for eight years until his appointment as the city's Mayor in November 1869. However, Hossak was unable to legally maintain the Mayor's chair because of his residency outside the city and therefore left office within two months.
In 1888, Hossak continued to contribute to public life as Chair of the Protestant Board of School Commissionners, the Vice-President of the Literary and Historical Society and the President of the Quebec City Mission. He was a member of the city's Chalmers Church serving as Treasurer in the late 1880s.