William Munro Dingwall was a Scottish

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-born general merchant and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Comox

Comox (electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1882 to 1886.

He was born near Dingwall

Dingwall

Dingwall is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,026. It was formerly an east-coast harbor but now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts...

 and was educated there. Dingwall came to London, Ontario

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 in 1872 and then settled in British Columbia four years later. He married Barbara Duncan. Dingwall was postmaster for Comox

Comox, British Columbia

Comox is a town of 12,000 people located on a small peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil and abundant sea life attracted First Nations thousands of years ago, who called the area kw’umuxws...

. He also served as government agent, assessor and tax collector. Dingwall was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886. He died in Comox at the age of 38.