William Armstrong McCulla (1837 – July 1, 1923) was an Irish

Ireland

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-born industrialist, building contractor and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada. He represented Peel

Peel (electoral district)

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1887 to 1891 as a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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 member.

He was born in Sligo

Sligo

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, the son of John McCulla, who came to Canada in 1849 and Marie Louise Beatty, and was educated in Ireland and Canada. McCulla married Elizabeth McBride. He served 13 years on the town council for Brampton

Brampton, Ontario

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, serving three years as reeve and three years as mayor. McCulla also served as warden for Peel County

Peel County, Ontario

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. He served as postmaster for Brampton from 1892 to 1923. He died in Brampton at the age of 86.