William Dynes
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William Dynes was an Ontario
farmer and political figure. He represented Dufferin
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1894 to 1898 as a Patrons of Industry
member.
He was born in Mono Township
. Dynes served as reeve for Mono and was the first postmaster for Granger. He was also president of the Dufferin Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He defeated the incumbent, Doctor John Barr
, to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1894 but was defeated by Barr in 1898. In 1906, he moved to Saskatchewan
. Dynes died in Victoria, British Columbia
.
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....
farmer and political figure. He represented Dufferin
Dufferin (electoral district)
Dufferin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. 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...
from 1894 to 1898 as a Patrons of Industry
Patrons of Industry
The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business....
member.
He was born in Mono Township
Mono, Ontario
The Town of Mono is situated in south-central Ontario, Canada, at the south-east corner of County of Dufferin, just north of Caledon and northeast of Orangeville. It stretches from Highway 9 along its southern border to Highway 89 along its northern border. Its border to the west is with the...
. Dynes served as reeve for Mono and was the first postmaster for Granger. He was also president of the Dufferin Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He defeated the incumbent, Doctor John Barr
John Barr
John Barr was an Ontario-based Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879, from 1890 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1904 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1909 as a Conservative member...
, to win a seat in the provincial assembly in 1894 but was defeated by Barr in 1898. In 1906, he moved to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. Dynes died in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
.