William Elliott was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada. He represented Peel

Peel (electoral district)

Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1878 to 1882 as a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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 member.

He was born in Toronto Township, Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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, the son of William Elliott and Frances Hamilton, Irish

Ireland

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 immigrants. He married Ann Jane Jackson in 1863. Elliott served as deputy reeve and reeve for Toronto Township. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the same seat in the House of Commons in 1874. His farm was situated in Meadowvale

Meadowvale, Ontario

Meadowvale is a community located in the northwestern part of Mississauga, just west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a village in Toronto Township...

, a community in Toronto Township. Elliott was a member of the local Orange Lodge.