William Torrance Hays
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William Torrance Hays was an Ontario
political figure. He represented Huron North
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in Wilmot (later Haysville
) in Upper Canada
in 1837, the son of Irish
immigrants. He became an attorney in 1862. He was captain in the local militia and served on the town council for Goderich
.
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....
political figure. He represented Huron North
Huron North
Huron North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, and from 1917 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario...
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...
as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in Wilmot (later Haysville
Haysville, Ontario
Haysville is a village in Wilmot Township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The Nith River flows through the village. Local students go to Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School in Baden and Forest Glen Public School in New Hamburg....
) in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
in 1837, the son of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
immigrants. He became an attorney in 1862. He was captain in the local militia and served on the town council for Goderich
Goderich, Ontario
Goderich is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario and is the county seat of Huron County. The town was founded by William "Tiger" Dunlop in 1827. First laid out in 1828, the town is named after Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, who was British prime minister at the time. The town...
.