William Lewis Shurtleff
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William Lewis Shurtleff, K.C.
, LL.D., (March 29, 1864–1954) was a Quebec lawyer and newspaper owner. He was the defense lawyer for Harry Kendall Thaw in 1913. The Buffalo Morning Express
calls him "one of the leading lawyers in Canada".
In December of that year, Shurtleff became the sole owner of the newspaper. In 1897, he became secretary-treasurer of the Coaticook Electric Light and Power Company. In 1911, he wrote a pamphlet on reciprocity
, as the possibility of free trade
between Canada and the United States was then known. In 1912, he was appointed organizer-in-chief for the Eastern Townships by the Conservative Association. In 1914, he conducted an investigation relating to the dismissal of a postmaster. His report was tabled in the House of Commons on March 5, 1914.
In 1916, he was a member of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction of Quebec. He was buried in Mount Forest Cemetery in Coaticook, Quebec
.
Queen's Counsel
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, LL.D., (March 29, 1864–1954) was a Quebec lawyer and newspaper owner. He was the defense lawyer for Harry Kendall Thaw in 1913. The Buffalo Morning Express
Buffalo Courier-Express
The Buffalo Courier-Express was a morning newspaper in Buffalo, New York. It ceased publication on September 1982.The Courier-Express was created in 1926 by a merger of the Buffalo Daily Courier and the Buffalo Morning Express. William James Conners, owner of the Buffalo Courier, brought the two...
calls him "one of the leading lawyers in Canada".
Biography
He was born on March 29, 1864 in Coaticook to Ruth E. and Lyman Shurtleff. In March 1889, he and L.S. Channel bought the Coaticook Observer, which had been founded in 1869.In December of that year, Shurtleff became the sole owner of the newspaper. In 1897, he became secretary-treasurer of the Coaticook Electric Light and Power Company. In 1911, he wrote a pamphlet on reciprocity
Reciprocity (Canadian politics)
In nineteenth and early twentieth century Canadian politics, the term reciprocity was used to describe the concept of free trade with the United States of America...
, as the possibility of free trade
Free trade
Under a free trade policy, prices emerge from supply and demand, and are the sole determinant of resource allocation. 'Free' trade differs from other forms of trade policy where the allocation of goods and services among trading countries are determined by price strategies that may differ from...
between Canada and the United States was then known. In 1912, he was appointed organizer-in-chief for the Eastern Townships by the Conservative Association. In 1914, he conducted an investigation relating to the dismissal of a postmaster. His report was tabled in the House of Commons on March 5, 1914.
Mr. Pelletier, a member of the King's Privy Council, presented, --Return to an
Order of the House of the 2nd February, 1914, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents, relating to the dismissal of Mr.
Goyette, Postmaster at St. Valrien de Milton, Shefford County, Quebec, and of the
evidence taken, and of the reports of investigation held by Dr. W. L. Shurtleff, in
regard to the same.
In 1916, he was a member of the Protestant Committee of the Council of Public Instruction of Quebec. He was buried in Mount Forest Cemetery in Coaticook, Quebec
Coaticook, Quebec
Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States-Communities:...
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