William James Winram was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician in the province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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Born in Ulverston

Ulverston

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, England

England

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, the son of a shipbuilder, Winram was educated at Liverpool Collegiate Institute. He worked for his father as a mechanical engineer until emigrating to Canada and settling in the County of Simcoe, Ontario

Simcoe, Ontario

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. In 1878, he moved to Manitoba where he was a farmer. He was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 as the Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 candidate for the electoral district of Dufferin South in 1879 and was re-elected in 1883

Manitoba general election, 1883

This was the fifth Manitoba general election and was held on January 23, 1883....

, 1886

Manitoba general election, 1886

This was the sixth Manitoba general election and was held on December 9, 1886....

, and 1888

Manitoba general election, 1888

This was the seventh Manitoba general election and was held on July 11, 1888....

. From August 28, 1888 to February 25, 1891, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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