William Henry Clapperton

William Henry Clapperton
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure
In office
1897–1904
Preceded byFrançois-Xavier Lemieux
Succeeded byJohn Hall Kelly
Personal details
Born(1839-01-27)January 27, 1839
Carleton, Lower Canada
DiedMay 31, 1922(1922-05-31) (aged 83)
Maria, Quebec
Political partyLiberal

William Henry Clapperton (January 27, 1839 – May 31, 1922) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Born in Carleton, Lower Canada, the son of John Clapperton and Félicité Dugas, Clapperton went to live in Scotland after the death of his father when he was nine months. Returning to Canada after his studies he became a fish merchant and later was an Agent of Crown land in the county of Bonaventure from 1891 to 1921.[1]

He ran as a candidate in the 1878 federal election in the riding of Bonaventure but was defeated by Théodore Robitaille. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure in an 1897 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 but was defeated in 1904.[1]

He died in Maria, Quebec in 1922.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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